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📌 General-purpose registers handle data at high speed through the internal data bus, whereas address registers or pointers are connected to the address bus.
UCT: control unit, processing unit, registers linked by buses
1. What is the primary role of a microprocessor in a computer system?
2. What is the primary function of a microprocessor in a computer system?
3. Which set of components represents the basic architecture of a microprocessor?
What is a microprocessor?
A complex integrated circuit that interprets and executes program instructions.
Microprocessor Basic Architecture
Includes control unit, processing unit, registers, buses.
What components does basic microprocessor architecture include?
Control unit, processing unit, registers, and internal buses.
Program Counter Role
Stores address of next instruction to execute.
What are the main steps performed by the control unit?
It fetches, decodes, executes instructions, and prepares the next one.
ALU Functions
Performs arithmetic and logical operations.
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