Short for control unit, it is a typical component of the
CPU that implements the
microprocessorinstruction set. It extracts
instructions from memory and decodes and executes
them, and sends the necessary signals to the ALU to
perform the operation needed. Control Units are either hardwired
(instruction register is hardwired to rest of the microprocessor) or
micro-programmed.
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