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Define computer architecture

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Computer architecture is the set of programmer-visible attributes affecting program logic, including the instruction set, data types, addressing modes, registers, data representation bits, and I/O mechanism.

Define computer architecture.

Computer architecture is the set of attributes of a computer that are visible to a programmer and that have a direct effect on the logical execution of a program. It includes the instruction set, data types, addressing modes, registers, number of bits used for data representation and the I/O mechanism.

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