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Page 76
... instructions and data ahead of time , so that the other components don't have to wait for the next instruction or piece of data . ARITHMETIC / LOGIC UNIT AND FLOATING POINT UNIT Perform the arithmetic and logi- cal operations , as ...
... instructions and data ahead of time , so that the other components don't have to wait for the next instruction or piece of data . ARITHMETIC / LOGIC UNIT AND FLOATING POINT UNIT Perform the arithmetic and logi- cal operations , as ...
Page 79
... instruction in a CPU's instruction set ( the collection of basic machine language commands that the CPU can understand ) is broken down into several smaller , machine - level instructions called microcode . Microcoded instruc- tions ...
... instruction in a CPU's instruction set ( the collection of basic machine language commands that the CPU can understand ) is broken down into several smaller , machine - level instructions called microcode . Microcoded instruc- tions ...
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... instructions and data , and the bus interface unit inputs data and instructions from RAM . The CPU processes instructions in a sequence called a machine cycle , consisting of four basic steps . Each machine language instruction is ...
... instructions and data , and the bus interface unit inputs data and instructions from RAM . The CPU processes instructions in a sequence called a machine cycle , consisting of four basic steps . Each machine language instruction is ...
Contents
IN THIS MODULE | 4 |
Guide to Buying a PC R10 | 10 |
Summary 212 | 19 |
Copyright | |
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