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CPU
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Mind Map on CPU, created by Chris Baylis on 15/02/2019.
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CPU
Parts of the CPU
CU
The Control Unit- Controls all the other components of the CPU it contains the decoder
Cache
Very fast random access memory (RAM)
ALU
Performs arithmetic and logical operations to carry out program instructions
Clock
Controls the rate at which program instructions are carried out, by sending control electrical signals at regular intervals, called cycles
Decoder
Interprets program instructions and tells the ALU what operations to carry out.
Buses
Electrical conductors
Registers
Program Counter
Memory Address Register (MAR)
Jobs of the CPU
2.2 gigahurtz means it can complete 2.2billion cycles per second
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