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INSTRUCTION PROCESSING [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Instruction processing. ... The CPU [central processing unit] fetches an instruction (transfers it from main memory to the instruction register), decodes it (determines the opcode [operation code] and fetches any data necessary to carry out the instruction), and executes it (performs the operation[s] indicated by the instruction).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

[Le] traitement des instructions [comprend, pour chaque instruction, la] recherche de l'instruction en mémoire[, le] décodage et [la] recherche de l'opérande [ainsi que le] traitement de l'instruction [...]

Spanish

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