Hardware Organization
1 Hardware Organization
Outline Four hardware components Processor Main memory Peripherals(I/O devices) Connections(buses) Suggested read 1g -14~16
2 Outline • Four hardware components – Processor – Main memory – Peripherals (I/O devices) – Connections (buses) • Suggested reading – 1.4~1.6
CPU Register file I PC ALU System bus Memory bus Ma Bus interface ridge memory lO bus Expansion slots for ot her devices such USB Graphics Disk as network adapters controller adapter controller Mouse Keyboard Dsplay hello executable Disk stored on disk
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Hardware Organization Buses Carry bytes of information back and forth between the components Word(4 bytes, 8 bytes) I/O devices Keyboard, Mouse Display Disk driver(long- term storage device) Controller, adapter
4 Hardware Organization • Buses – Carry bytes of information back and forth between the components – Word(4 bytes, 8 bytes) • I/O devices – Keyboard, Mouse – Display – Disk driver (long-term storage device) – Controller, adapter
Hardware Organization Main Memory Temporary storage device Holds both a program and the data while the processor is executing the program Physically, it is a collection of Dynamic Random Access Memory(DRAM) chips Logically, it is a linear array of bytes with unique address starting at o
5 Hardware Organization • Main Memory – Temporary storage device – Holds both a program and the data while the processor is executing the program – Physically, it is a collection of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) chips – Logically, it is a linear array of bytes with unique address starting at 0