Summary

Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on the “CPU and Registers”. In this chapter you have learnt about:

• The basic components of a CPU, including the ALU, CU, and registers, and their role in executing instructions and performing calculations.
• Differentiate between the ALU and CU and their respective functions in performing arithmetic and logical operations in a CPU.
• What a register is and how it is used in a CPU to store and manipulate data during processing.