Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 6 - No. 8)

What does the 'fetch' stage of the fetch-decode-execute cycle do?
Interprets the instruction's meaning.
Retrieves the instruction from memory.
Performs the instruction.
Updates the program counter.

Explanation

During the fetch stage, the instruction is retrieved from the memory location indicated by the program counter.

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