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The block diagram shown above is a simplified version of the processor model:

  • the Fetch/Decode unit reads in the next instruction and interprets the instruction for what to do next;
  • the ALU (or Arithmetic Logic Unit) executes the instruction read;
  • as for the Execution Context, it contains the state elements such as registers.