What is the purpose of the CPU?
- The purpose of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is to fetch, decode and execute instructions
- The CPU is the brain of the computer and its job is to take an input, process data and produce an output
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Identify two events that take place during the fetch-execute cycle. [2]
Any two of the following
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