computer architecture

/kəmˌpjudər ˌɑrkəˈtɛktʃər/

Other forms: computer architectures

Definitions of computer architecture

1. noun

   (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
   synonyms: architecture

   types:

   CISC, complex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computing

   (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip

   RISC, reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing

   (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform

   type of:

   structure

   the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
2. noun

   the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
   types:

   neural net, neural network

   computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error

   type of:

   spec, specification

   a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work