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FIGURE 1.8
The hardware specification of a particular computer
The architecture of a house defines its structure. Similarly, we use the term
com-
puter architecture
to describe how the hardware components of a computer are put
together. Figure 1.9 illustrates the basic architecture of a generic computer system.
Information travels between components across a group of wires called a
bus.
FIGURE 1.9
Basic computer architecture
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