CPU

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Mind Map on CPU, created by Chris Baylis on 15/02/2019.
Chris Baylis
Mind Map by Chris Baylis, updated more than 1 year ago
Chris Baylis
Created by Chris Baylis almost 6 years ago
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CPU
  1. Parts of the CPU
    1. CU
      1. The Control Unit- Controls all the other components of the CPU it contains the decoder
      2. Cache
        1. Very fast random access memory (RAM)
        2. ALU
          1. Performs arithmetic and logical operations to carry out program instructions
          2. Clock
            1. Controls the rate at which program instructions are carried out, by sending control electrical signals at regular intervals, called cycles
            2. Decoder
              1. Interprets program instructions and tells the ALU what operations to carry out.
              2. Buses
                1. Electrical conductors
                2. Registers
                  1. Program Counter
                    1. Memory Address Register (MAR)
                      1. Jobs of the CPU
                        1. 2.2 gigahurtz means it can complete 2.2billion cycles per second
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