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