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Question\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wpProQuiz_clear\" style=\"clear:both;\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"27\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\" autocomplete=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"radio\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"question_6_27\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"1\"> a) Managing data flow between the CPU and main memory\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\" autocomplete=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"radio\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"question_6_27\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"2\"> b) Performing logical and mathematical operations on data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\" autocomplete=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"radio\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"question_6_27\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"3\"> c) Controlling the clock speed and timing of the CPU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\" autocomplete=\"off\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"radio\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"question_6_27\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"4\"> d) Fetching instructions from memory and decoding them\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpProQuiz_AnswerMessage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpProQuiz_AnswerMessage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\" class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: left ; margin-right: 10px ; display: none;\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\" class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right ; margin-right: 10px ; display: none;\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\" class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div> <!--\/.learndash-wrapper-->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Performing logical and mathematical operations on data is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The logical unit, also known as the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is the component of the CPU that carries out arithmetic and logical operations on data. This includes basic math functions like addition, subtraction, and comparison, as well as logical operations like AND, OR, NOT, XOR, and bit shifting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ALU receives data from registers within the CPU executes the operation, and sends the result back to the registers. So in short, the main responsibility of the logical unit is to perform computations and logical tests on data within the CPU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performing logical and mathematical operations on data is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer. The logical unit, also known as the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is the component of the CPU that carries out arithmetic and logical operations on data. 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