Main Parts of a CPU Flashcards
1
Q
What is the CPU often described as?
A
The Brain of the Computer.
2
Q
Where does the CPU Fetch instructions from?
A
The Main Memory/RAM.
3
Q
What does the CU stand for?
A
Control Unit.
4
Q
What does the ALU stand for?
A
Arithmetic Logic Unit.
5
Q
What does the data bus do?
A
Carries the data around the CPU.
6
Q
What does the address bus do?
A
Carries the information on the location of the data.
7
Q
What does the control bus do?
A
Handles commands to other devices such as the hard disk, monitor, and graphics card.
8
Q
The three main jobs of the Control Unit
A
- Controls the way data moves around the CPU by controlling the buses.
- Monitors the flow of data between the CPU and other components like the graphics card.
- Executes provided instructions.
9
Q
Where are the results from the ALU typically stored?
A
In the Accumulator Register.
10
Q
What is a register?
A
Type of memory inside of the CPU.
