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Assembler

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Assembler

A translator of symbolic version of an instruction to binary. Assembly language is an example of a symbolic language and machine language is a binary language.

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Computer Organization and Design

Compiler

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Compiler

A translator of some programming language to instructions that the hardware can execute.

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Computer Architecture

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Computer Architecture

Control

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Control

The control commands the Datapath, Memory, Input and Output devices using the programming instructions given to it

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Computer Organization and Design

CPU

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CPU

The central processing unit (CPU) is the active part of a computer that is made up of the Datapath and Control

CPU execution time

CPU execution time is the time spent by the processor to complete a task

User CPU time

The time spent on the program itself

System CPU time

The time spent in the operating system on behalf of a program

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Computer Organization and Design

Datapath

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Datapath

The datapath handles arithmetic operations

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Computer Organization and Design

Input

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Input

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Computer Organization and Design

Kernel

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Kernel

Memory

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Memory

The storage area where programs exist when they are running. It is also where data is kept that is needed by running programs.

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Computer Organization and Design

Operating system

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Operating system

An operating system is an interface between a program and the hardware. It handles input and output operations for the computer and allocates storage and memory.

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Output

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Output

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Programs

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Programs

A program is a step by step procedure that is used for solving a computational problem. Programs are different from algorithms in that they are written during the Software implementation phase. A program must be written in a programming language and should be tested by the programmer.

Systems software

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Systems software

Systems software is software that sits between the hardware and application software of a computer. The two central types are the Operating-system and Kernel

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