Von Neumann architecture

The term von Neumann architecture refers to a computer design model that uses a single storage structure to hold both programs and data. The term von Neumann machine can be used to describe such a computer, but that term has other meanings as well. The separation of storage from the processing unit is implicit in the von Neumann architecture.

Related Topics:
Computer - Storage - Program - Data - Von Neumann machine - Processing unit - Von Neumann

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The term "stored-program computer" is generally used to mean a computer of this design.

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