Discovering Computers ©2016 (Shelly Cashman Series) (MindTap Course List)
Discovering Computers ©2016 (Shelly Cashman Series) (MindTap Course List)
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781305391857
Author: Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Jennifer T. Campbell, Mark Frydenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 7SG

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Role of control unit and ALU:

  • Control unit:
    • Most of the operations of computer are managed and coordinated by the control unit component.
      • It implies that the control unit reads each instruction provided by a given program or an application and then provides the proper steps to perform the instruction.
    • Control unit manages the following types of internal components:
      • Arithmetic Logic Unit.
      • Registers.
      • Buses.
    • The function performed by the control unit is based on the type of CPU because of the changes of architecture between different producers...

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