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What is the "fetch-decode-execute" cycle?
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The correct answer is A) The basic cycle a CPU repeats to process instructions: retrieving an instruction from memory, interpreting what it means, and then carrying it out
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Correct Answer
The basic cycle a CPU repeats to process instructions: retrieving an instruction from memory, interpreting what it means, and then carrying it out
Explanation
The instruction cycle is the fundamental operation of a CPU: fetch the next instruction from memory, decode it to determine the required operation, then execute it — repeating continuously.
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