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Understanding Computer Operation Basics

A computer executes instructions through its central processing unit (CPU), which contains an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and registers to store and manipulate data as needed to perform the instructed tasks. The ALU has general-purpose and special-purpose registers that hold operands and results from calculations. It performs arithmetic and logical operations specified by the instructions.

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Understanding Computer Operation Basics

A computer executes instructions through its central processing unit (CPU), which contains an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and registers to store and manipulate data as needed to perform the instructed tasks. The ALU has general-purpose and special-purpose registers that hold operands and results from calculations. It performs arithmetic and logical operations specified by the instructions.

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Basic Operation of a

computer
Introduction
• The basic mechanism through which an instruction
gets executed shall be illustrated.
– ALU contains a set of registers,
some general-purpose and

some special purpose.

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