👉 The von Neumann project, also known as the von Neumann architecture, is a fundamental design concept in computer science that outlines a general framework for the structure and operation of modern computers. Proposed by John von Neumann in the 1940s, this architecture describes a system where data and instructions are stored in the same memory, allowing the computer to execute programs by following a sequence of steps that involve fetching instructions, decoding them, executing operations, and storing results. This design enables computers to be flexible and programmable, as the same hardware can run different programs by simply changing the stored instructions, laying the groundwork for the development of most contemporary computing systems.
