Across
- 3. A register in a microprocessor where intermediate arithmetic results are stored.
- 4. Software that translates human-readable programming code into machine-executable code.
- 6. The smallest unit of data in a microprocessor
- 8. A binary code that represents a specific machine instruction in a microprocessor's instruction set
- 11. A compact computing device that combines a microprocessor with memory and input/output peripherals
- 14. The cycle that denotes the process of storing data in memory or a register within a microprocessor.
- 16. Abbreviated symbolic representation
- 18. A flag that indicates whether the number of set (1) bits in a binary data unit is even or odd.
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- 1. The brain of a computer system.
- 2. Communication pathway that transfers data between different components of a computer system.
- 5. set of instructions
- 7. Signals that temporarily pause a microprocessor's current operation to handle specific events or tasks.
- 9. A flag that indicates if a carry occurred in arithmetic operations.
- 10. Component of a microprocessor that performs arithmetic and logic operations on data.
- 12. A flag that indicates the sign (positive or negative) of the result.
- 13. Small, high-speed storage locations within a microprocessor.
- 15. memory that retains data even when the power is turned off
- 17. The cycle that denotes the process of retrieving an instruction from memory.
