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COMPUTER SCIENCE

Fetch decode execute cycle
 
What do those words mean?

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Fetch: the control unit fetches a machine code instruction from the main memory.
Decode: the control unit decodes the instruction so it knows what action to carry.
Execute: the control unit sends the instruction to the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit- where data is processed). The ALU carries out the action.