Hardware

3. acts as a storage bank for instructions that are used regularly by the CPU while the computer is powered
7. device to process the instructions and data entered through the input devices
10. does not retain its contents when the computer is powered off
11. an architecture design that used in the development and manufacture of computer systems today
15. contains the instruction that is being carried out at the current time
17. carry the data from one component of the CPU to another
18. holds data that is being transferred either to or from the memory unit

1. carries the address (or location)
2. stores mathematical or logical results of processing that has been carried out
4. an intricate set of circuits contained on a chip
5. how a computer system is designed, including the rules and methods that the system should follow
6. contains the address or location of the next instruction to be carried out by the CPU
8. responsible for making sure all these components follow the instructions it has processed from the input
9. carries data
12. enables the processor to carry out mathematical operations on data
13. responsible for remembering the memory location of data that the processor needs to access
14. before data can be processed it must be stored in ...
16. carries instructions