Machine Architecture

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Table of Contents

Machine Architecture

Major Computer Components

CPU

The Bus

Main Memory

Size of Capacitors

Memory, the continuing saga

Reading & Writing

Memory Access

Secondary Storage

I/O

Computer/Peripheral Communication

Computer/Peripheral Communication (continued)

Types of Communication

Controllers (continued)

Parallel and Serial Communication

Bits, Bytes and Words

More Bits and Bytes

Booting the Computer

Booting the Computer (continued)

Author: Dennis L. Frey

Email: frey@cs.umbc.edu