Software Resources Fast Facts, Last Updated:09/06/2010
In a computer with the most common Von Neumann architecture or Harvard
architecture the program is loaded from a peripheral device of
some kind, often a hard drive. In a machine following the Von Neumann
architecture, the program is loaded into main memory. The
instruction sequence are then executed in order until a jump or
branch instruction is executed or an interrupt occurs. These
instructions change the program counter. |
