Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 5 - No. 18)
What is meant by the term "machine cycle" in computer architecture?
The rate at which the system clock operates.
The time it takes to fetch, decode, and execute a single instruction.
The number of instructions that can be executed simultaneously.
The total memory available for use.
Explication
A machine cycle (or instruction cycle) is the complete process of fetching, decoding, and executing an instruction.