Question
SLPaper 1
The machine instruction cycle is a sequence of actions that a central processing unit (CPU) performs to execute each machine code instruction in a program.
1.[1]
State where the program is held.
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Solution
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RAM;
2.[1]
State the part of the central processing unit (CPU) that performs the decoding.
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Solution
Award [1 max]
CU/Control Unit;
3.[2]
Outline the function of the memory address register (MAR).
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Solution
Award [1 max].
MAR (is a register in the CPU that) stores the address of the (next) instruction/data; to be read from/written to RAM;
