Talk:Fetch-execute cycle

I just wrote this definition which I found less confusing and more general (ie not including the ALU)

(The process used by a CPU to execute each machine code instruction in a program)

1.	The processor gets an instruction from memory, the address of this instruction being held in the Program counter 2.	The processor then stores the information from memory into the Instruction Register 3.	The data in the instruction register is then decoded by the Control Unit 4.	The decoded information is then sent to the CPU, which performs the actions instructed. 5.	When the process is complete the program counter is then incremented to address the next instruction and the cycle is repeated.

--H2oz7v 10:30, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Taokai 2005.12.16

CPU Architecture
Question I need some help with. Thanx. No problem.

"Simple CPU Architectures fetch and execute single instructions using RAM. Discuss the main performance bottlenecks inherent in such designs and the features employed by modern architectures to avoid them."

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