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The meaning of the stored program concept: Be able to describe the stored program concept: machine code instructions stored in main memory are fetched and executed serially by a processor that performs arithmetic and logical operations.
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The meaning of the stored program concept: Be able to describe the stored program concept: machine code instructions stored in main memory are fetched and executed serially by a processor that performs arithmetic and logical operations
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Which statement best describes the stored program concept?
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Machine code instructions are stored in main memory and fetched and executed serially by a processor.
Key terms
- Stored program concept: The concept that machine code instructions are stored in main memory and fetched and executed serially by a processor.
- Serial execution: Executing instructions one after another in sequence.
Common trap
Confusing storage with execution: State that machine code instructions are stored in main memory and are then fetched by the processor for execution.
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