INTRO.TO COMPUTING SYSTEMS >INTL.ED.<
INTRO.TO COMPUTING SYSTEMS >INTL.ED.<
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Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)

  • An instruction set architecture is an abstract model of a computer.
  • It is also referred to as architecture or computer architecture.
  • An ISA defines the supported data types, registers, the hardware support for managing main memory fundamental features and the input/output model of a family of implementations of ISA.

Microarchitecture

  • Microarchitecture is also known as computer organization is the way in which a given ISA is implemented.
  • It can be implemented with different microarchitectures.
  • Computer architecture is a combination of both Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) and Microarchitecture.

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