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computer architecture

n
(Computer Science) the structure, behaviour, and design of computers
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Noun1.computer architecture - the art of assembling logical elements into a computing devicecomputer architecture - the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
spec, specification - a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
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
2.computer architecture - (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"
structure - the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"
complex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computing, CISC - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip
reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing, RISC - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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ENPNewswire-July 31, 2019--SVP Nam Sung Kim Inducted Into Hall of Fame of All Three Major International Computer Architecture Conferences
The gains to be reaped in processing speed under traditional computer architecture are slowing as researchers reach the physical limits of how many transistors can be squeezed onto a single silicon chip.
The event brings together computer security professionals, security researchers, government employees, students and hackers in general with an interest in software, computer architecture, hardware modification and anything else that can be 'hacked.'
He taught undergraduate and graduate classes in computer architecture, networking, operating systems, and high performance computing.
Similarly, there are diverse areas of research, like Artificial Intelligence, Computer Architecture and Engineering, Biosystems and Computational Biology, Database management Systems, Operating Systems and Networking, Human - Computer Interaction and many more.
Similarly, he added that there are diverse areas of research like artificial intelligence, computer architecture and engineering, bio-systems and computational biology, database management systems, operating systems and networking, human-computer interaction and many more.He stated that researchers from Pakistan as well as from foreign countries were attending the conference and they are contributing their share in strengthening the culture of research and development in Pakistan.
Attacks from malicious code have become the predominant threat to the private information of computer users, say Feng and colleagues, because computer architecture lacks an immune system against malicious code.
"The new 3-D computer architecture provides dense and fine-grained integration of computating and data storage, drastically overcoming the bottleneck from moving data between chips.
ACM named 53 of its members as 2016 ACM Fellows for major contributions in areas including artificial intelligence, cryptography, computer architecture, high performance computing and programming languages.
Recently a UK startup called Koniku released details on a drone that uses neurons embedded in a computer architecture to achieve the sense of smell exhibited by a bee.

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