System Control Unit

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs control unit
gptkbp:canBe hardwired
microprogrammed
gptkbp:communicatesVia arithmetic logic unit
input/output devices
memory unit
gptkbp:component gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:controls sequencing of operations
timing of operations
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1940s
gptkbp:foundIn embedded systems
mainframes
microprocessors
gptkbp:function controls data flow within CPU
directs operations of the processor
interprets instructions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label System Control Unit
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:John_von_Neumann_architecture
gptkbp:requires CPU operation
gptkbp:responsibleFor actual data processing
decoding instructions
executing instructions
fetching instructions
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Harvard_architecture
gptkb:von_Neumann_architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SCU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6