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Which of the following is NOT a requirement placed on the processor?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement placed on the processor?
- Interpret instruction
- Fetch instruction
- Fetch data
- Store data (correct)
What does the processor do after reading an instruction from memory?
What does the processor do after reading an instruction from memory?
- Interpret instruction (correct)
- Fetch data
- Write data
- Process data
What may be required to execute an instruction in the processor?
What may be required to execute an instruction in the processor?
- No data is required
- Reading data from memory or I/O module (correct)
- Writing data to memory or I/O module
- Both reading and writing data to memory or I/O module
What is the purpose of the 'Fetch data' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Fetch data' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Process data' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Process data' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Write data' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Write data' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Interpret instruction' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What is the purpose of the 'Interpret instruction' step in the processor's instruction execution process?
What step in the processor's instruction execution process may require reading data from an I/O module?
What step in the processor's instruction execution process may require reading data from an I/O module?
What step in the processor's instruction execution process may require performing some arithmetic or logical operation on data?
What step in the processor's instruction execution process may require performing some arithmetic or logical operation on data?
What is the function of the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) in the processor?
What is the function of the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) in the processor?
What is the function of the Control Unit in the processor?
What is the function of the Control Unit in the processor?
What is the function of the System Bus in the processor?
What is the function of the System Bus in the processor?
Which component of the processor is responsible for moving data and instructions in and out of the processor and also controls the operation of the ALU?
Which component of the processor is responsible for moving data and instructions in and out of the processor and also controls the operation of the ALU?
What is the purpose of the registers in the processor?
What is the purpose of the registers in the processor?
Which component of the processor acts as a pathway between the processor, memory and I/O module(s)?
Which component of the processor acts as a pathway between the processor, memory and I/O module(s)?
