B1 - Computer Architecture

Question 1

Computer Architecture

Answer 1

Design of how components are connected and work together within a computer system

Question 2

Von Neumann Architecture

Answer 2

Program instructions and data are stored in the main memory (stored-program model)

Question 3

Harvard Architecture

Answer 3

Separate memory for programs and data (stored-program model)
e.g) Arduino and BBC Microbit

Question 4

Cluster Computing

Answer 4

A computer that uses more than one CPU.

Capable of working out calculations every second.

Question 5

Uniform Memory Access (UMA)

Answer 5

Each CPU can access any of the memory at the same speed

Question 6

Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA)

Answer 6

CPU can have some RAM allocated as local memory.

Shares other parts of RAM and other parts of CPU.

Question 7

Low-Level Program

Answer 7

Code is written using instructions that map very closely to the CPU’s actual instructions set.

Question 8

Application Program Interface (API)

Answer 8

Where code from an application send calls (requests) to the operating system to make the hardware do something