Question: CPU (Central Processing Unit)

Answer: also called a processor, it is housed in the motherboard and is the brain behind the computer.

Question: Arithmetic Logic Unit

Answer: performs arithmetic and logic calculations

Question: Control Unit

Answer: Manages the movement of data through the CPU

Question: Instruction Cycle

Answer: To preform the three functions, the CPU utilizes the Instruction cycle, which is also known as the “fetch-and execute cycle” or the “machine cycle.”

Question: Fetch

Answer: The instruction is retrieved from the main memory

Question: Decode

Answer: The control unit translates the instruction into a computer command

Question: Execute

Answer: The ALU processes the command

Question: Store

Answer: The results are written back to the memory (stored)

Question: Clock Speed

Answer: is the speed at which the processor executes the cycles

Question: Gigahertz

Answer: the measurement of the Clock speed