Architecture of the CPU

Architecture of the CPU

1. performance

   • number of cores
   • clock speed (hertz)
   • cache

2. architure

   • CPU
     • fetch decode execute instructions
     • Control unit
     • Arithemtic logic unit
       • register
         • locations of computers memory within the processor that provide exetremly fast access
       • part of a cpu that carries out logical decisions of computer instuctions
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     • MAR
       • stores the address of the current task
     • MDR
       • stores the data that has been fetched from memory
       • stores the data that has been fetched from memory
     • program counter
     • accumulator
       • stores the results from the alu