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Harvard architecture. The Harvard architecture is a computer architecture with separate storage [1] and signal pathways for instructions and data.It is often contrasted with the von Neumann architecture, where program instructions and data share the same memory and pathways.
Dell Inspiron One 23 Touch, an all-in-one PC from 2012. An all-in-one computer (also called an AIO or all-in-one PC) is a type of personal computer that integrates the computer components, such as the CPU, monitor, and speakers, into a single unit.
An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard (mouse not shown). A personal computer, often referred to as a PC or simply computer, is a computer designed for individual use. [1]
Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 – April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer, who led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies.
A stored-program computer is a computer that stores program instructions in electronically, electromagnetically, or optically accessible memory. [1] This contrasts with systems that stored the program instructions with plugboards or similar mechanisms.
The Protection of Information in Computer Systems is a 1975 seminal publication by Jerome Saltzer and Michael Schroeder about information security. [1] [2] The paper emphasized that the primary concern of security measures should be the information on computers and not the computers itself.
ILLIAC IV parallel computer's Control Unit (CU). The ILLIAC IV was the first massively parallel computer. [1] The system was originally designed to have 256 64-bit floating point units (FPUs) and four central processing units (CPUs) able to process 1 billion operations per second. [2]
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes.Computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other.