The processor
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I can explain the purpose of the CPU in a computer system and describe the individual characteristics of its components.
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von Neumann architecture is a design of a computer system.
The von Neumann architecture sends and receives instructions.
The CPU has key components with different characteristics: control unit, arithmetic logic unit, buses, registers, clock.
The registers in the CPU, each with its own function, are MAR, MDR, CIR, PC, Acc.
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