Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 20 - No. 1)
Which of the following is a function performed during the 'decode' stage of the Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle?
Writing the result to memory.
Retrieving the next instruction.
Translating the instruction into signals for the control unit.
Performing arithmetic operations.
Explication
Decoding involves interpreting the instruction so the CPU knows what to do.