COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The registers, ALU and the interconnection between them are collectively called as ____
A
PROCESS ROUTE
B
INFORMATION TRAIL
C
INFORMATION PATH
D
DATA PATH
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Collective name: Collectively, the registers, ALU, and the interconnection between them are referred to as the data path. The data path is responsible for performing arithmetic and logical operations on data stored in registers and transferring data between different components of the CPU.

Detailed explanation-2: -A data path is the ALU, the set of registers, and the CPU’s internal buses that allow data to flow between them.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the next clock arrives, the destination register stores the ALU result and, since the ALU operation has completed, the ALU inputs may be set up for the next ALU operation.

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