Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 8 - No. 28)
What does the 'decode' stage of the fetch-decode-execute cycle do?
Fetches the instruction from memory.
Interprets the instruction and determines what actions to take.
Executes the instruction.
Stores the results of the instruction.
Paliwanag
The decode stage interprets the instruction and determines the required actions.