stored-program computer
C15027
concept
A stored-program computer is a computing system in which both program instructions and data are stored in the same read-write memory, allowing the machine to modify and execute instructions sequentially or conditionally.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| stored-program computer canonical | 14 |
| digital computer | 2 |
| prototype computer | 2 |
| stored-program electronic computer | 1 |
| von Neumann architecture | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: stored-program computer
Generated description
A stored-program computer is a computing system in which both program instructions and data are stored in the same read-write memory, allowing the machine to modify and execute instructions sequentially or conditionally.
Instances (19)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Apollo Guidance Computer | digital computer |
| BINAC | — |
| UNIVAC I | — |
| Princeton architecture | von Neumann architecture |
| MANIAC I | — |
| ILLIAC I | stored-program electronic computer |
| JOHNNIAC | — |
| AVIDAC | — |
| ORDVAC | — |
| Manchester Baby | — |
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Harvard Mark III computer
surface form:
Harvard Mark III
|
digital computer |
|
Harvard Mark IV computer
surface form:
Harvard Mark IV
|
— |
| DTK | prototype computer |
| Johnniac computer | — |
| EDVAC | — |
| EDSAC 2 | — |
| Binary Automatic Computer | — |
| UNIVAC II | — |
|
Ferranti Mark I computer
surface form:
Ferranti Mark I
|
— |