One of the missions of architecture is the design of spaces that are used as housing.
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and constructing buildings . The concept comes from the Latin architectura which, in turn, has origins in Greek.
It can be said that architecture is responsible for modifying and altering the physical environment to satisfy the needs of human beings . Architects are not only responsible for developing constructions based on their form and utility, but also follow aesthetic precepts. For this reason, architecture is often considered one of the fine arts.
Architect tasks
Currently, architecture is mainly associated with the design of spaces that serve as housing . The construction of houses and buildings is part of the most frequent activity of the architect, who must take into account a large number of precepts when developing his projects. The works must be erected safely and respecting environmental conditions.
On the other hand, architects also direct various projects that transcend the field of housing, such as the construction of a factory, a shopping center, a school or a church.
Architecture styles
According to the historical period, it is possible to talk about different types of architecture. Gothic architecture , for example, had its peak between the 12th century and the 15th century, characterized by structural lightness and the illumination of the interior of buildings.
Renaissance architecture (between the 15th and 16th centuries) and Baroque architecture (from the 17th to the 18th century) are two other examples of styles that have transcended.
The concept in computing
For computing , computer architecture encompasses the design, at a conceptual level, and the structure on which the operation of a system is based. In other words, it is the detailed outline of the requirements and operation of the various components of a computer, especially the central processing unit (also known as CPU or CPU) and its interaction with the main memory.
The notion of architecture is also used in the field of computing.
Another definition that this concept receives is the way of choosing and relating the different physical parts to build computers according to the performance, cost and functionality requirements . It is worth mentioning that a score cannot be given to a computer simply by observing the speeds and capabilities of its components, but rather a series of factors related to the purpose for which it was designed must be taken into account.
The architecture of a device is closely related to the functions it is expected to perform and understanding it hides the true potential of the hardware. For example, if two video game consoles are taken with the same amount of RAM and with processors with the same number of cores and with similar speeds, it is not correct to assume that they are two computers of equivalent power, since each one can work in very different ways despite the similarity of their technical specifications.
The basic operation of a processor consists of carrying out a series of specific tasks and operations with the data stored in memory, to produce new information, which will be used later. To do this, each processor has a set of instructions that it can understand and execute, which can be classified taking into account the following points:
* what operations can be performed based on the given instructions;
* how the operands are specified, what types they can have and what their size is;
* where each operand can be located. In some cases, they may all reside in memory, while on certain architectures it is possible to find them in the internal registers of the mainframe ;
* How the memory address is specified, that is, what addressing modes are available.