IT $105$ IT Architecture Fundamentals Homework Assignment #$1$

Directions

Read each question and respond carefully.

$(10$ points$)$ Write down two significant improvements of John von Neumann computer over the ENIAC design

$(10$ points$)$ What is a Vacuum tube?

$(10$ points$)$ Briefly describe the three components required for the implementation of a computerized input$-$process$-$output model.

$(10$ points$)$ Briefly describe the composition of three primary subunits of CPU.

$(10$ points$)$ Briefly describe the main memory.

$(10$ points$)$ Instructions must be stored in which memory in order to be executed?

$(10$ points$)$ Name a few examples of the application software and the system software.

$(10$ points$)$ Briefly describe application programming interface $($API$).$

$(10$ points$)$ Describe the functions of the kernel.

$(10$ points$)$ Name the device that connects the computer to the network.