Question

1- What are the key points of Von Neumann architecture? Draw a chart for last 30 vears progress in the improvements of Computer Hardware. 2- List out 5 Latest CPUs and GPU's available in the Market and do the comparison of each in terms of Price and Technical features. - How many bits will be in 5.3 TB (Terabytes) data?

Answer 1

1) The key points of Von Neumann architecture are:

(i) Central processing Unit for data processing and consists of ALU (arithmetic and logic unit) and registers,

(ii) Control unit consists of program counter and instruction register,

(iii) Memory to store data,

(iv) Input and output devices,

(v) External storage.

2nd Part:

In the last 30 years computers have evolved a lot. From the 1990's the computers were built on fourth generation technology. However the progress in computer hardware for the last 30 years are :

(i) Increasing numbers of transistors in processors,

(ii) Graphical user interface,

(iii) Usage of computer networks and improvements of network technology,

(iv) Increasing number of colors in the Monitor or VDU (Visual display unit),

(v) Improvement of computer memory in terms of memory size or frequency,

(vi) Increasing speed of processing and storage devices,

(vii) Improved processor and GPU fabrication technology to reduce heating.

2) 5 latest CPUs available in the market:

CPU Name	Processor Fabrication	Number of cores / Threads	Clock Speed	Cache Memory	Price
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	12 nm	8 / 16	4.3 GHz	19 MB	$ 300
Intel Core i7-8700K	14 nm	6 /12	4.7 GHz	12 MB	$ 380
Intel Core i7-9700K	14 nm	8/8	4.9 GHz	12 MB	$ 414
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	12 nm	6 /12	4.2 GHz	19 MB	$ 200
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	12 nm	4 / 8	3.9 GHz	6 MB	$ 140

2nd Part:

5 latest GPUs available in the market:

GPU Name	Bus Width	Core Clock	Memory Clock	Memory Size	Memory Type	Price
MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060	192 bit	1835 MHz	1759 MHz	6 GB	GDDR5	$ 280
XFX Radeon RX 580	256 bit	1196 MHz	1500 MHz	8 GB	GDDR5	$ 199
ASUS GEFORCE GTX 1050	128 bit	1518 MHz	1752 Mhz	2 GB	GDDR5	$ 130
ASUS GEFORCE RTX 2070	256 bit	1845 MHz	3500 MHz	8 GB	GDDR6	$ 550
ASUS GEFORCE GTX 1070	256 bit	1860 MHz	2000 MHz	8 GB	GDDR5	$ 450

3) 1 Terabyte = 1024 Gigabytes

1 Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes

1 Megabyte = 1024 Kilobytes

1 Kilobyte = 1024 Bytes

1 Byte = 8 Bits

5.3 Terabytes = (5.3*1024*1024*1024*1024*8) Bits = (5.3*2⁴³) Bits

Hope this helps.