Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU)

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  1. One of the four major computer subsystems in the Von Neumann Models
  2. - Performs mathematical/logical operations (+,-,comparison)
  3. - Often grouped with control unit and referred to as the 'processor'
  4. - Made up of registers, interconnections between components, and ALU circuitry (these three components are called the data path)
  5. - Doesn't know when to do things because it can't interact
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