Von Neumann architecture

The first written description of how an electronic computer should store programs and processes information. The first account of the Von Neumann architecture was published in John von Neumann's report of the EDVAC on June 30, 1945. This architecture is comprised of an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), Control unit, Memory, and Input/Output. This design is still in use in one form or another today in all computers and many electronic devices.

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