Computer architecture

Computer architecture

The architecture of computers influences software architecture. In fact, since computers are part of software architecture, computer architecture is part of software architecture too. Your software architecture sits on top of your computer architecture. Therefore I have added this quick overview of computer architecture to this software architecture tutorial.

The purpose is to design a computer that maximizes performance while keeping power consumption in check, costs low relative to the amount of expected performance, and is also very reliable. For this, many aspects are to be considered which includes instruction set design, functional organization, logic design, and implementation. The implementation involves integrated circuit design, packaging, power, and cooling. Optimization of the design requires familiarity with compilers, operating systems to logic design, and packaging.

In  computer scienceand engineering, computer architecture is the practical art of selecting and interconnectinghardware components to create computers that meet functional, performance and cost goals and the formalmodelling of those systems.

Computer organization helps optimize performance-based products. For example, software engineers need to know the processing power of processors. They may need to optimize software in order to gain the most performance for the lowest price. This can require quite detailed analysis of the computer's organization. For example, in a SD card, the designers might need to arrange the card so that the most data can be processed in the fastest possible way.

Computer organization also helps plan the selection of a processor for a particular project. Multimedia projects may need very rapid data access, while virtual machines may need fast interrupts. Sometimes certain tasks need additional components as well. For example, a computer capable of running a virtual machine needs virtual memory hardware so that the memory of different virtual computers can be kept separated. Computer organization and features also affect power consumption and processor cost

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