Computer Architecture

In this tutorial, we briefly describe a basic computer architecture and principles of its operation ,a free PDF training course under 12 pages by  Milo Martin & Amir Roth.

A computer is an information processing machine. It is able to acquire information, store it, turn it into performing any treatments and return it in another form. 

The computer word is a contraction of the words information and automatic.

The main constituents of a minimum computer

A computer, is composed of a center and a periphery. We will focus on the heart of a single-processor computer. We know that it is composed of:

A central unit comprising:

• Processing unit,
• control unit
• Units trade.
• A Central Memory

Course index

• What is Computer Architecture?
• Introduction
• Design Goals
• Functional
• Reliable
• High performance
• Shaping Force: Applications/Domains
• Application Specific Designs
• General-purpose CPUs
• Application-specific chips
• Constant Change: Technology
• The Microprocessor
• First Microprocessor
• Implicit Parallelism
• Abstraction, Layering, and Computers
• Why Study Computer Architecture?
• Computer Science as an Estuary