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AQA GCSE

SLR1 Systems architecture (8525)

The fetch-execute cycle

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SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT

“An electronic device which takes input…


SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS

“An electronic device which takes input, processes data…


SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

“An electronic device which takes input, processes data, and delivers output”
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT
PROCESS OUTPUT
5

“An electronic device which takes input, processes data, and delivers output”
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS
OUTPUT
5 Multiply by 2

“An electronic device which takes input, processes data, and delivers output”
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT


5 Multiply by 2 10

“An electronic device which takes input, processes data, and delivers output”
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT


SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT


SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT


SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

What is a computer?

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

In order to do this computers follow a set of instructions known as a


computer program.
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

MEMORY
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

CPU

MEMORY
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

Execute Fetch

Decode
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle


Fetch stage:
• Fetch the next instruction from
main memory (RAM)
Execute Fetch • Bring it back into the CPU

Decode
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle


Decode stage:
• Inspect the instruction and
work out what it is that needs
Execute Fetch doing

Decode
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle


Execute stage:
• Carry out the instruction
• This could cover many things
Execute Fetch such as:
• Going back to main
memory and grabbing
some data
• Performing a calculation
• Storing information back
into main memory

Decode
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle

On a modern CPU this fetch-


execute cycle occurs billions of
Execute Fetch times per second.

Clock speed:
3Ghz processor = 3 billion cycles
per second

Decode
SLR1 Systems architecture| The fetch-execute cycle AQA GCSE (8252)

• A computer is an electronic device which:


• takes input;
• processes data;
• and delivers output.
•The purpose of the CPU is to fetch, decode and execute instructions.
•It does this by:
• Fetch
• Fetching the next instruction from main memory (RAM).
• Brings the instruction back into the CPU.
• Decode
• Inspects the instruction and works out what it is that needs doing.
• Execute
• Carries out the instruction.
• This could cover many things such as:
• Going back to main memory and grabbing some data;
• Performing a calculation;
• Storing information back into main memory.

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