OCR GCSE

SLR1.1 Systems architecture (J277)

Common CPU components and

their function

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SLR1.1 Systems architecture| Common CPU components and their function OCR GCSE (J277)

CPU Components
Central Processing Unit
(CPU)

Input devices

Output devices

Main Unit
(Main Memory – RAM)
SLR1.1 Systems architecture| Common CPU components and their function OCR GCSE (J277)

CPU Components
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Arithmetic logic unit (ALU):
Arithmetic
Logic Unit
(ALU) • Responsible for carrying out:
Input devices
• Arithmetic calculations
• Making logical decisions

Output devices

Main Unit
(Main Memory – RAM)
SLR1.1 Systems architecture| Common CPU components and their function OCR GCSE (J277)

CPU Components
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Control unit (CU):
Control Arithmetic
Unit
(CU)
Logic Unit
(ALU) • Sends signals to control how data
Input devices moves around the CPU.

Output devices

Main Unit
(Main Memory – RAM)
SLR1.1 Systems architecture| Common CPU components and their function OCR GCSE (J277)

CPU Components
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Cache:
Control Arithmetic
Unit
(CU)
Logic Unit
(ALU) • Provides fast access to frequently used
Input devices instructions and data.

Output devices

Cache

Main Unit
(Main Memory – RAM)
SLR1.1 Systems architecture| Common CPU components and their function OCR GCSE (J277)

CPU Components
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Registers:
Control Arithmetic
Unit
(CU)
Logic Unit
(ALU) • Tiny, super fast pieces of onboard
Input devices memory inside the CPU.
Register
• Each has a very specific purpose.
Memory
Accumulator Address
Register (MAR)

Program Memory Data

Counter (PC) Register (Data)

Output devices

Cache

Main Unit
(Main Memory – RAM)
SLR1.1 Systems architecture| Common CPU components and their function OCR GCSE (J277)

• The CPU consists of the following components:

• Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU): performs calculations and logical decisions.
• Control Unit (CU): sends signals to control how data moves around the CPU.
• Cache: Provides fast access to frequently used instructions and data.
• Registers: Tiny, super fast pieces of onboard memory inside the CPU each with a very specific purpose.