4.7.2 The stored program concept

Question 1

The stored program concept

Answer 1

Serially fetching and executing machine code instructions stored in main memory by a processor that performs arithmetic and logical operations

Question 2

Serially

Answer 2

Fetching and executing data and instructions in order

Question 3

Fetching

Answer 3

Retrieving an instruction from main memory

Question 4

Executing

Answer 4

Carrying out what’s specified by the instruction that’s been fetched