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Stored-Program Architecture
Von Neumann's 1945 EDVAC report describes a computer that keeps program and data in the same memory; it is the layout of almost every computer.
Open in the interactive tree →A machine whose program is data can be reprogrammed without rewiring and can modify its own code. The Manchester 'Baby' ran the first stored program in June 1948.
Prerequisites
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- Programming Languages1957Programming languages need a computer that holds programs as data
- Microprocessor1971The microprocessor is a single-chip version of the stored-program computer
Sources
More in Electronics & Computing · Atomic & Space Age
- Microwave Oven1945
- Transistor1947
- Photolithography for Chips1955
- Hard Disk Drive1956
- Programming Languages1957
- Integrated Circuit1958-1959
- MOSFET and CMOS chips1959
- Planar Process1959