COMPUTER DATA CONVERSION. : LSUS

Computer Science ICT SSS2 Second Term

WEEK 1

COMPUTER DATA CONVERSION

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

  1. Explain the meaning of Register
  2. Explain the meaning of  Address

Content

 

Register

This is a special high-speed storage area within the CPU. All data must be represented in a register before it can be processed, for example, if two numbers are to be multiplied, both numbers must be in registers, and the result must be placed in a register. (The register can contain the address of a memory location where data is stored rather than the actual data itself.)

Address

An address is used to reference a storage location in main memory. You can think of computer memory as an array of storage boxes, each of them has an address (a unique number) assigned to it.

Bus

A collection of wires through which.... View More

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