Cpu

Front 1

It fetches and executes instructions to allow software to run

Back 1

Like a brain, it controls information and tells other parts what to do.

Front 2

The CPU receives data input by the user, processes information and executes commands

Back 2

It does this by doing three basic steps

Front 3

The CPU uses its ALU (Arithmetic/Logic Unit) to perform mathematical operations

Back 3

Moving data from one location in memory to another

Front 4

Making decisions and jumping to a new set of instructions based on those decisions

Back 4

It controls and monitors the hardware, the input and output devices and the flow of data

Front 5

It holds the data and programs needed by the computer

Back 5

It processes the data by performing logic and calculations

Front 6

Fetch - Decode - Execute

Back 6

Fetches Data/Instructions
Decode the Instructions to make sense of them
Execute the instruction

Front 7

The Control Unit

Back 7

Controls and monitors the hardware
Controls the input and output of data
Controls the flow of data

Front 8

Immediate Access Store

Back 8

Stores the programs needed instantly

Front 9

Arithmetic and Logic Unit

Back 9

Performs calculations
Deals with logic

Front 10

The performance of a CPU is measured in hertz

Back 10

Only one instruction can be executed at a time

Front 11

Address bus

Back 11

Data bus

Front 12

Cache

Back 12

immediate storage but will be lost when computer is shut down