Computing - Harvard vs Von Neumann Architecture
What are the two types of architecture in computers?
- von Neumann
- Havard
Which computer architecture in the most common?
von Neumann architecture.
What is the von Neumann architecture?
Where instructions and data are stored in a common main memory and transferred using a single shared bus.
What is the Havard architecture?
Where instructions and data are stored in two seperate memories and each has a bus.
What is the main issue with von Neumann architecture?
Instructions and data are constantly competeting for use of the bus.
What consequence does Havard architechture have on the sizes of data and instructions?
Different sized memory spaces and word lengths can be used for data and instructions.