Anatomy Of A Computer
A computer is composed five components …
- Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU) -- the part that “computes”, e.g. +
- Control -- the part that follows the Fetch/Execute Cycle of the program and tells the ALU what to compute
- Memory -- where data, programs are kept while computing
- Input -- ports to peripheral devices from which data comes
- Output -- ports to peripheral devices to which data goes