--- executes program instructions by following the fetch-decode-execute cycle --- (also controls flow of data in and out if CPU)
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Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
--- does all the calculations --- performs logic operations and binary shifts --- contains accumulator register
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The Cache
--- fast memory; stores frequently used data ---very low capacity and expensive compared to RAM --- different levels of cache, L1 which is fastest with the lowest capacity to L3
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CPU
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
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MAR
MEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER
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Card 2
Front
--- does all the calculations --- performs logic operations and binary shifts --- contains accumulator register
Back
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Card 3
Front
--- fast memory; stores frequently used data ---very low capacity and expensive compared to RAM --- different levels of cache, L1 which is fastest with the lowest capacity to L3
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