Stored Program Concept

Question 1

What is the stored program concept

Answer 1

In order to execute a program it must be contained in main memory

Instructions are read in machine code and are fetched, decoded if needed, sequentially from main memory and executed in the processor

The processor then performs the arithmetic, or logical, operations of the fetched instructions

Question 2

What does the Stored Program Concept allow

Answer 2

One set of instructions to be switched out for another

For computers to be more flexible and adaptable

Question 3

What is necessary for the Stored Program Concept

Answer 3

Computer is running on Harvard Architecture or Von Neumann Architecture