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Function
All computer functions are:
Data processing
Data storage
Data movement
Control
Functional view
Functional view of a computer
Data
Storage
Facility
Data
Movement
Apparatus
Control
Mechanism
Data
Processing
Facility
Operations (1)
Data movement
e.g. keyboard to screen
Data
Storage
Facility
Data
Movement
Apparatus
Control
Mechanism
Data
Processing
Facility
Operations (2)
Storage
e.g. Internet download to disk
Data
Storage
Facility
Data
Movement
Apparatus
Control
Mechanism
Data
Processing
Facility
Operation (3)
Processing from/to storage
e.g. updating bank statement
Data
Storage
Facility
Data
Movement
Apparatus
Control
Mechanism
Data
Processing
Facility
Operation (4)
Processing from storage to I/O
e.g. printing a bank statement
Data
Storage
Facility
Data
Movement
Apparatus
Control
Mechanism
Data
Processing
Facility
Computer
Central
Processing
Unit
Computer
Systems
Interconnection
Input
Output
Communication
lines
Main
Memory
Arithmetic
and
Login Unit
Registers
I/O
System
Bus
Memory
CPU
Internal CPU
Interconnection
Control
Unit
Sequencing
Login
ALU
Internal
Bus
Registers
Control
Unit
Control Unit
Registers and
Decoders
Control
Memory
Internet Resources
- Web site for book
http://www.shore.net/~ws/COA5e.html
Internet Resources
- Web sites to look for
WWW Computer Architecture Home Page
CPU Info Center
ACM Special Interest Group on Computer
Architecture
IEEE Technical Committee on Computer
Architecture
Intel Technology Journal
Manufacturers sites
Intel, IBM, etc.
Internet Resources
- Usenet News Groups
comp.arch
comp.arch.arithmetic
comp.arch.storage