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Control unit facts for kids

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The control unit is a circuit inside of a computer's central processing unit (CPU). It controls the activity of all other units in the computer system, giving them directions. Its main job is to get the code from the program, decode it and operate the arithmetic logic unit and other units to run the code. The control unit manages all the computer resources. It directs the flow of data between the CPU and the other devices.

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  • Animation of an LDA instruction performed by the control matrix of a simple hardwired control unit

    Animation of the control matrix of a simple hardwired control unit performing an LDA-instruction

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Unidad de control para niños

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