4.7.2 The stored program concept Flashcards

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The stored program concept

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Serially fetching and executing machine code instructions stored in main memory by a processor that performs arithmetic and logical operations

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Serially

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Fetching and executing data and instructions in order

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Fetching

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Retrieving an instruction from main memory

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Executing

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Carrying out what’s specified by the instruction that’s been fetched

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