Edexcel GCSE Computer Science: CPU

The part of the CPU that performs calculations and logic operations

• Register

• Control Unit

• Clock

• Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)

A storage location inside the CPU used to hold an instruction, an address or other single item of data.

• Control Unit

• Arithmetic/Logic Unit

• Register

• Clock

The part of the CPU that organises the actions of the other parts of the CPU

• Register

• Control Unit

• Arithmetic/Logic Unit

• Clock

An electronic device inside a CPU that 'ticks' at regular intervals and is used to synchronise the actions of the other parts of the CPU

• Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU)

• Register

• Control Unit

• Clock

Computer System Design in which the program is stored in memory with the data

• Harvard Architecture

• von Neumann architecture

What is the sequence of steps carried out repeatedly by the CPU

• Execute Decode Fetch Cycle

• Fetch Decode Execute Cycle

• Decode Execute Fetch Cycle

A group of connections between devices in a computer

• Coach

• Car

• Auto

• Bus

What is the part of the CPU that temporarily stores data and instructions?

• Control Unit

• Arithmetic/Logic Unit

• Register

• Clock

What is the part of the CPU that directs the operation of the processor?

• Register

• Control Unit

• Arithmetic/Logic Unit

• Clock