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- 1OperandThe operand specifies the data that needs to be acted on.
- 2InstructionsInstructions are decoded as a set of sequenced operations.
- 3OpcodeThe opcode tells the processor the job that needs to be done.
- 4registerThe section of high speed memory within the CPU that stores data to be processed.
- 5ALUArithmetic logic unit - a component of the CPU that performs calculating functions such as addition and subtraction.
- 6control unitThe component of the CPU that manages instructions.
- 7CPUCentral processing unit - the brains of the computer that processes program instructions. Also called a microprocessor.
- 8OperationsOperations consist of a set of instructions and data. Operations are made up of opcodes and operands. The opcode performs an action on an operand.
- 9machine code.Also called object-code, this is low-level code that represents how computer hardware and CPUs understand instructions. It is represented by binary numbers.
- 10high-level programming languages.programs with words or phrases understandable by people
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