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WorksheetsThe processor part 2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Registers are high speed, temporary
storage areas in the CPU.The task for
the registers include holding the
instructions that is currently being
carried out and keeping track of where
the next instruction to be executed is
stored in memory.
True
False
How many types of registers are there?
6
8
4
10
What does an Accumulator Register do?
(a)
What does an Address Register do?
(a)
What does a Storage Register do?
(a)
What does an Instruction Register do?
(a)
What is a Bus?
Something you take to school
a circuit that provides
a path (bus route) for the transporting of
data/information among the components
of the CPU.
Something in the CPU
How many types of buses are there?
2
1
3
School Bus
What are the types of Buses?
Data bus
Control Bus
School Bus
Address Bus
What is a Data Bus used for?
(a)
What does a Control Bus do?
(a)
What does an Address Bus do?
(a)
What does each instruction consists of?
An instruction code
Data or operand
Instructions are held in successive locations (one behind the
other) in main memory where they are sent to the CPU for
execution in a sequential manner. (one after the other).
A computer
What are the 4 Function of the Machine Cycle?
Fetch
Decode
Execute
Store
