Fetch – Execute Cycle

The central processing unit () carries out the s stored in by executing a series of s known as the -- . This cycle is the fundamental of operations that allows the CPU to , analyze, and instructions.

The fetch step is the initial stage of the , where the CPU retrieves an instruction from memory. During this step, the CPU fetches the instruction from a specific memory address and brings it into its internal registers, preparing it for further processing.

Keywords

execute | cpu | memory | instruction | sequence | decode | step | fetch | retrieve | cycle | fetch-decode-execute cycle | carry out |