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This diagram represents the extremely simplified model of a processor which we used in class. This is composed of three basic elements. The Fetch/Decode unit reads in the next instruction and determines what it needs to do, the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) actually executes the instruction, and the execution context contains the state (through elements such as registers).