A program is a set of instructions that a computer executes to process data and generate output. The execution process involves a repeating machine cycle of fetching, decoding, and executing instructions stored in memory. The control unit manages these steps, ensuring the correct operation of the CPU components.
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Instruction Execution
A program is a set of instructions that a computer executes to process data and generate output. The execution process involves a repeating machine cycle of fetching, decoding, and executing instructions stored in memory. The control unit manages these steps, ensuring the correct operation of the CPU components.
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PROGRAM EXECUTION
• A program consists of set of instructions to
process data. • A computer executes the program to create output data from input data. • Both the program and the data are stored in memory. • A computer executes the instructions using repeating machine cycle: fetch, decode, execute Steps of a cycle The control Unit do the following:
Fetch: copy the instruction to be
executed from memory to IR. The address of that instruction is stored in the PC which should then be incremented.
Decode: interprets the command
in the instruction register as binary code to be executed.
Execute: sends the order to a
component of CPU. Contents of memory and register before execution Contents of memory and registers after each cycle Contents of memory and registers after each cycle Contents of memory and registers after each cycle Contents of memory and registers after each cycle