Types of computers

Question

I have read somewhere recently something related to the kind of computers.

The reading was related to Lisp and Emacs that fit into an "architectural" model more like a Turing Machine.

In the other hand it was C and the "other" architectural model was named after someone whose name I don't remember, but named as the most successful type of computer because that's what we all use nowadays ( that is cpu + ram + hd + etc etc ).

What's the name of that type of computer if it is not a turing machine ( that afaik is an abstract model rather than a physical )

Byte!

Answer 1

I think you're thinking of the Von Neumann architecture. Though most modern computers use the Von Neumann architecture, there's also the similar Harvard architecture that is still Turing-complete, but which separates the instructions being executed and the data being read and written to.

Answer 2

Do you mean the Von Neumann architecture?