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Stored Program Concept

The ability of a computer to store program instructions in memory.

What is the control unit (CU)

It understands the instructions and tells the other components what each instruction needs from them.

What are the characteristics of the CU

Organised, efficient and collaborative

What does the CU control and Manage

It manages the instructions and controls other components

What is the Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)

It is the calculator of the CPU.

What characteristics do the ALU have

Logical, good with numbers and precise

What does it control

It manages calculations and logic

What are registers

They are very small, fast memory locations in the CPU.

What are buses

They are a set of parallel wires that transport data between components

What is the central processing unit

It is the brain of the computer and responsible for all the processing that the computer carries out.

What is pipelining

This is a method of keeping all the components busy so as to improve overall CPU performance

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