This article begins our discussion of microcomputer architecture. We briefly consider the basic features of computer architecture and describe the functions of the various sections of a computer. We then dis cuss the memory and input/output sections in more detail and show how these sections are implemented in microcomputers and how standard logic elements and special-purpose LSI interfaces are used.
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