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The repeated process where the processor retrieves an instruction, works out its meaning and then performs it.
Volatile storage holding the instructions and data currently in use, which loses its contents when power is removed.
The concept of storing both instructions and data in the same memory so the processor can use them.
Transfers the values being moved between the processor and other parts of the computer system.
Carries the location of the instruction or value the processor wants to access, in one direction only.
The main component of a computer that runs the instructions of a program, one at a time.
A small, very fast storage location inside the processor that holds data or results being worked on.
Decodes each instruction and directs the timing and order of operations carried out inside the processor.
Carries out calculations and comparisons on the values it is processing, such as addition or testing conditions.
The number of cycles completed each second, measured in hertz, which determines how fast instructions are processed.
Generates regular pulses that synchronise the timing of all operations carried out inside the processor.
Carries the command and status signals used to manage components across the computer system.