Lecture 10 -Logic gates Flashcards
1
Q
What is a computer?
A
A general purpose machine that processes data according to a stored set of instructions
- All equipment attached to it are called hardware
- The instructions that tell it what to do are called ‘Software’
- A set of instructions that perform a particular task is called a ‘program’ or ‘software
program’
2
Q
What is the Control unit?
A
Control Unit (CU) It uses circuits to send and receive information to and from different parts of the computer
3
Q
What is the ALU?
A
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
It has circuits to do simple arithmetic and logical calculations
