17.

Hardware -Activity Sheet

1. Use the labels below to complete the diagram.

 Memory
 Arithmetic and logic unit (ALU)
 Control unit
 Registers

PROCESSOR
Control bus

Address bus

Data bus

Draw lines to match the parts of the processor with the correct function.

Accumulator register Sends out signals to other parts of the

computer system and fetches, decodes
and executes instructions.

Control unit Carries out arithmetic and logic

operations.

Registers Individual storage locations that hold an

instruction, data or address of a
memory location.

Arithmetic and logic unit Holds the instruction that is currently

(ALU) being executed by the processor.

Program counter register Holds the accumulated total of results

performed in the ALU.

Instruction register Holds the address of the main memory

location storing the next instruction.
2. Study this diagram of the inside of a computer.

Use the information in the diagram to name the components labelled A, B, C and
D.

D
3.

1. Describe the concept of a stored program.

2. Describe what happens during each stage of the fetch-decode-execute

cycle.

Fetch

Decode

Execute