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CPU Fetch - Decode - Execute Cycle

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Last edit: 05 November 2021

GCSE/Key Stage 4 General

This is a Flash animation demonstrating the fetch and execute cycle. The aim is to visually show the interaction between the different parts of the CPU and the movement along buses. The HTML document is the wrapper for the SWF file. Of course you could just download the SWF file and embed it in your own website.

Level: (Intermediate/ Advanced)

Duration: (3 minutes)

Teaches: (CPU, Fetch-decode-execute cycle, Von Neumann Architecture)