Functions of the Control Unit in Digital Electronics

The Control Unit directs the operation of the processor.

John von Neumann

By generating control signals based on the processor instruction register contents.

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<p>Central processor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It coordinates the sequence of data movements into, out of, and between a processor’s many sub-units.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It receives external instructions or commands to which it converts to a sequence of control signals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fetching, decoding, execution handling, and storing results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ALU, data buffers, and registers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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