The IAS Computer also known as Von Neuman Computer was the first-generation computer that was built at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) during 1945-1951 which implemented “stored-program concept” where the instructions and data are stored and accessed from the same electronic memory. IAS was proposed by John von Neumann who was a mathematics professor working at Princeton University…
Category: Computer Architecture And Organization
Clock Generator
Clock Generator generates digital signal for synchronizing all the activities across the computer performed by the CPU. The clock generator is a Crystal Oscillator that has the property of Piezoelectricity which is a phenomenon that happens when a certain matter generates an electric charge when subjected to mechanical stress or pressure.
Clock Rate
In computing, Clock Rate also known as Clock Speed is the number of frequencies generated by clock generator in a processor measured in Hertz which indicates the speed of the processor in the computing device. An unit of the Clock Rate is known as Clock Cycle or Clock Tick which is a combination of positive…
Piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity is the property of certain matter to generate an electric charge when subjected to mechanical stress or pressure. Piezoelectric Effect When mechanical pressure is applied to a piezoelectric material, the internal structure of the piezoelectric material changes which causes a separation of positive and negative charges and this charge imbalance builds an electric field…
FLOPS
FLOPS (Floating Point Operations Per Second) is a performance metric that is used to measure the performance of a computer with respect to its ability to perform mathematical calculations of floating point numbers (numbers with decimal points) like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Following are various FLOPS metrics used KiloFLOPS KFLOPS 1000 FLOPS MegaFLOPS MFLOPS…
Cycles Per Instruction (CPI)
Cycles Per Instruction (CPI) as known as Clock Cycle Per Instructions or Clocks Per Instruction is the number of clock cycles per cycle. It’s a critical metric with which a computer’s performance is measured and assessed. CPI Formula CPI = Total CPU Cycles / Total Instructions
Computer Organization
Computer Organization is the collection of hardware units and their interconnection. It refers to how different operational components like processor, memory and peripheral devices are connected and their roles played when executing an instruction given to the computer.
Computer Architecture
Computer Architecture is the structure and behavior of a Computer that is visible to a programmer. A programmer uses the computer to execute a set of instructions for a specific objective. Computer Architecture is used interchangeably with Instruction Set. The Instruction Set is which that outlines the Computer Architecture.
Diskless Workstation
A diskless workstation is a workstation without disk drives that leverages network booting to load its operating system from a central server. It has a minimal memory for basic functions of a computing node. Diskless workstation has lower production and operational cost with less overhead.
Network Topology
Network Topology is the physical and logical arrangement of the nodes and links in a Computer Network. Nodes are the compute devices that connect to the network and links are the medium that connect the nodes. The network topology depicts that structure of the network along with the nodes and links. Network Topology application of…