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ALU stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit. It is NOT gate: uses only a single transistor. Produces a single output,
responsible for performing mathematical which is always the opposite of the input.
(addition, subtraction, division, OR gate: results in a 1 if either the first or the second input is a 1.
multiplication, modulo) as well as logical Only results in a 0 if both inputs are 0.
operations (evaluating conditions).
AND gate: results in a 1 only if both the first and second input are 1s.
ALU (Arithmetic
Logic Unit)
Characteristics: Non-Examples:
hardware control, microprogram, etc.
The ALU has direct input and output access
to the processor controller, main memory
(RAM), and input/output devices. It also
has two units: AU and LU.
Definition: Examples:
CU stands for Control Unit. It is the nerve Hardwired control: made up of flip-flops,
centre of the computer, handling logic gates, digital circuits and encoder and
instructions dealing with control signals. It decoder circuits that are wired in a specific
also directs the operation of the processor. and fixed way.
Characteristics: Non-Examples:
Works as a manager that controls NOT, OR, AND, XOR gate.
information flow in a computer, telling the
attached hardware what operations to carry
out