1)

Number and list the four steps executed in a single iteration of the von Neumann execution cycle:

2)

The Von Neumann architecture has three distinct characteristics. The machine characteristics identifies three hardware components. List them.

3)

Also included in the von Neumann architecture is a characteristic that deals with software. Describe it below:

4)

The hardware components must be connected. How is this accomplished ( the last characteristic of the von Neumann architecture)?

5)

The von Neumann architecture is organized on the idea of performing (in one execution cycle) a single operation on a single unit of data. Today there are a number of architectures that operate beyond that limitation. List three of them: