The CPU

Question 1

Accumulator

Answer 1

Responsible for temporarily storing arithmetic and logic results.

Question 2

Memory Address Register(MAR)

Answer 2

Used for holding the address of the current instruction being executed

Question 3

Memory Data Register(MDR)

Answer 3

Responsible for holding the actual data that is being stored in RAM

Question 4

Program Counter

Answer 4

Points to the next instruction that needs to be executed. It is located in the Control Unit

Question 5

what is the purpose of accumulator

Answer 5

It acts as a temporary storage location which holds an mathematical and logical calculations.

Question 6

what is the purpose of a control unit

Answer 6

The control unit (CU) is a component of a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) that directs the operation of the processor