CPU components and their function

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ALU (arithmetic logic unit)

performs all the arithmetic calculations and logical operations

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CU (control unit)

controls the movement of data by sending electrical signals to the CPU

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ACC (accumulator)

stores results of the logical and arithmetic calculations carried out by the ALU

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MAR (memory address register)

stores the address of the next instruction to be fetched from

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MDR (memory data register)

stores the data retrieved from RAM

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PC (program counter)

stores the memory address of the next instruction to be executed

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Bus

collection of wires which data is transmitted from one component to another