What are the two main parts of a Central Processing Unit (CPU)?

Processor Unit and Control Unit

Fill in the blank: The ______ is responsible for interpreting instruction cycles received from memory.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

True or False: The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) is responsible for controlling the movement of data into and out of the CPU.

False. The Control Unit (CU) is responsible for controlling the movement of data.

Which of the following registers is used to hold the address of the next instruction to be executed? A) Instruction Register B) Program Counter C) Accumulator D) Data Register

B) Program Counter

Riddle: I guide the flow of data inside the CPU, interpreting commands and directing units. What am I?

Control Unit

What is the purpose of the Instruction Register (IR)?

To hold the instruction currently being executed or decoded.

Fill in the blank: The ______ unit fetches the next instruction from memory.

Control Unit

True or False: All CPUs use the same instruction set architecture.

False. Different CPUs can have different instruction set architectures.

Which type of control unit uses a control memory to store microinstructions? A) Hardwired Control Unit B) Microprogrammable Control Unit C) Central Control Unit D) Digital Control Unit

B) Microprogrammable Control Unit

What is the function of the Memory Address Register (MAR)?

To store the memory address from which data will be fetched or to which data will be sent.