Computer Architecture

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Across
  1. 3. The phase where the actual operation specified by the instruction is performed.
  2. 5. The software that allows a computer to perform specific tasks.
  3. 9. A device that provides data to a computer.
  4. 10. The primary processing unit of a computer.
  5. 12. Temporary storage used by the CPU to hold data and instructions.
  6. 14. Non-volatile storage used to hold data permanently.
Down
  1. 1. The basic unit of data storage.
  2. 2. The process of retrieving an instruction from memory.
  3. 4. A component that sends data from a computer to another device.
  4. 5. The component responsible for arithmetic and logic operations.
  5. 6. The address of the next instruction to be executed by the CPU.
  6. 7. A system that connects computers and allows them to communicate.
  7. 8. The phase where the CPU interprets the fetched instruction.
  8. 11. A type of software that manages computer hardware.
  9. 13. The main memory of a computer.
  10. 14. Memory that can be read from but not written to.