CPU components

What 4 components is the CPU made up of?

1. Arithmetic Logic Unit ( ALU )

2. Control Unit ( CU )

3. Cache

4. Registers

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What two things does the ALU perform?

1. arithmetic operations

2. logical decisions

What coordinates how data moves around the CPU by sending signals to control the flow of the data & decodes the instructions fetched from the memory

Control Unit

What size is cache and how fast is the memory located in the CPU?

1. very small

2. very fast memory

What does the cache provide?

quick access to frequently used instructions and data

What size are registers and how fast is the memory located inside the CPU?

1. Extremely small

2. Extremely fast memory

what does each register have?

specific purpose