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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

To provide an introduction to the three different Architectures: Stack, Accumulator, and GPR machines.

II. THE BASIC COMPUTER CONTROL PROCESS

To provide a background to the four steps of the basic computer control process.

III. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE CONCEPTS

To provide an introduction to concepts associated with a computer's architecture.

IV. COMPUTER INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURES OVERVIEW

To provide an overview of Instruction Set Architectures.

V. STACK MACHINES

To provide a description of a Stack machine and its attributes and characteristics.

VI. ACCUMULATOR MACHINES

To provide a description of an Accumulator machine and its attributes and characteristics.

VII. GPR MACHINES

To provide a description of a GPR machine and its attributes and characteristics.

SOME EXAMPLES. EXAMPLES

To provide some examples.

VIII. SUMMARY

To provide a summary that reiterates the important points of this web page.

SO WHAT'S THE DEAL??THE DEAL

The bottom line is:

IX. SELF-HELP SECTION

To provide a self-help section where the reader can get help with any questions or problems he or she may encounter.

To provide the reader with a quiz on Instruction Set Architectures to test his or her understanding.

XI. TERMS & DEFINITIONS & RESOURCES

To provide definitions of terms used throughout the web page.