The CPU & the Fetch-Execute Cycle
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Understand the purpose of the CPU and how it carries out instructions using the fetch-decode-execute cycle.
14 slides.
Lesson outline
- What Does a CPU Actually Do?
- Inside the CPU - Key Components
- Inside the Computer - How Components Connect
- Quick Check - CPU Components
- The Four Key Registers
- Register Roles
- The Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle
- Tracing the FDE Cycle - Interactive
- FDE Cycle - True or False?
- Exam-Style Question
- Summary - The CPU & FDE Cycle
Unit bundle1.1 Systems Architecture
