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A control unit coordinates how data moves around a cpu. The control unit (CU) is a component of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) that directs operation of the processor. It tells the computer's memory, arithmetic/logic unit and input and output devices how to respond to a program's instructions.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_unit</ref>
A control unit coordinates how data moves around a cpu. The control unit coordinates how data moves around by decoding op codes for different operations in a CPU. The control unit (CU) is a component of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) that directs operation of the processor. It tells the computer's memory, arithmetic/logic unit and input and output devices how to respond to a program's instructions.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_unit</ref>


== Control Unit==
* The control unit obtains data / instructions from memory
* Interprets / decodes the instructions into commands / signals
* Controls transfer of instructions and data in the CPU
* Coordinates the parts of the CPU


== Major parts of a CPU ==  
== some opcodes ==
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== Standards ==
 
 
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Outline the function of the control unit.
Outline the function of the control unit.

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How does a CPU work?

A control unit coordinates how data moves around a cpu. The control unit coordinates how data moves around by decoding op codes for different operations in a CPU. The control unit (CU) is a component of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) that directs operation of the processor. It tells the computer's memory, arithmetic/logic unit and input and output devices how to respond to a program's instructions.[1]

Control Unit[edit]

  • The control unit obtains data / instructions from memory
  • Interprets / decodes the instructions into commands / signals
  • Controls transfer of instructions and data in the CPU
  • Coordinates the parts of the CPU

some opcodes[edit]

I use this with great gratitude from craig n dave Opcodes.png

Standards[edit]

Outline the function of the control unit.

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