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    The CPU operates in four steps: fetch, decode, process, and write back. It comprises three main parts: the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for calculations, the control unit (CU) that coordinates data flow, and register set for temporary storage of data and instructions. The ALU performs arithmetic and logical operations using transistors to manipulate binary values. The CU informs other components how to respond to program instructions. Registers are smaller memory volumes inside the CPU that store data and locations needed for processing.

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    The CPU operates in four steps: fetch, decode, process, and write back. It comprises three main parts: the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for calculations, the control unit (CU) that coordinates data flow, and register set for temporary storage of data and instructions. The ALU performs arithmetic and logical operations using transistors to manipulate binary values. The CU informs other components how to respond to program instructions. Registers are smaller memory volumes inside the CPU that store data and locations needed for processing.

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    The CPU operates in four steps: fetch, decode, process, and write back. It comprises three main parts: the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for calculations, the control unit (CU) that coordinates data flow, and register set for temporary storage of data and instructions. The ALU performs arithmetic and logical operations using transistors to manipulate binary values. The CU informs other components how to respond to program instructions. Registers are smaller memory volumes inside the CPU that store data and locations needed for processing.

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    Qestion#1

    Operation of Central Processing Unit

    The central processing unit (CPU) of the computer is a component that collects instructions and
    performs them. The Operation of CPU happens in four steps fetch, decrypt, process, and write
    back .The first step, fetching, includes the retrieval of a command from memory (Brookshear &
    Brylow, 2014).In the Second step, instructions are divided into separate parts that are important
    to other parts of the CPU. In the third step, the Athematic logic unit and Floating point unit are
    connected for the desired operation. Writeback, the final stage, merely writes back the effects of
    the execution step. It is basically the Brain of the Computer System.

    Components of Central Processing Unit:

    The CPU comprise of three 3 parts that are as under

     Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)


     Control Unit (CU)
     Register Set or Memory Unit

    Arithmetic Logic Unit:

    The Arithmetic logic unit is a circuit that is responsible to perform all the arithmetic calculations
    such as addition and subtraction and other logical operations such as manipulation of Boolean
    values, Boolean values refers to true or false as all the data stored in computer in the form of 0
    and 1 Transistor are used to use for the manipulation of logical data

    Control Unit

    How data travels around a CPU is coordinated by a control unit. By decoding operation codes for
    multiple operations in a CPU, the control unit coordinates how information flows. The control
    unit (CU) is a part of the central processing unit (CPU) of a system which directs the processor to
    perform the operation. It informs the memory unit, logic unit, and input and output devices of the
    computer how to respond to instructions from a program

    Register Set:
    Registers are smaller volumes of memory stored inside the CPU. The processor uses them to
    store small quantities of data required during operation, like:

     The location of the upcoming instruction for processing


     Decoding the latest instructions
     Outcomes of computation

    Question#2

    Similarities:

    The General Purpose register and main memory cells has following similarities

     Both are used to hold data that can be directly retrieved by the processor which increase
    the speed of CPU
     Both Store data in form of parallel bits such as.8-bit bytes and 16-bit words larger the
    size of general purpose register and main memory faster the processing speed.
     Both of them are vulnerable to data loss. All the data is lost when the power source is
    removed.
     Both Perform Read and Write function

    Differences
    The General purpose register and the main memory cells has following differences
     The main distinction between the register and the memory is that the general-purpose
    register includes the data being executed by the CPU, while the memory contains
    instructions and data needed for execution by the processor.
     The General purpose register comes into job when the data needs to be stored for a short
    period of time (temporarily) during the operation on data while main memory cells are
    used to store data on permanent basis
     The registers are located in inside the CPU while memory cells are located outside the
    CPU
     Main memory cells are much slower than register therefore register are accessed faster by
    the processor than the main memory cells.

    Question#3

    Reference

    Brookshear, G., & Brylow, D. (2014). Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition) (12th ed.).

    Pearson.

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