Machine Cycle

 

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The steps performed by the computer processor for each machine language instruction received. The machine cycle is a 4 process cycle that includes reading and interpreting the machine language, executing the code and then storing that code.

 

Computer machine cycle

 

Four steps of Machine cycle

Fetch - Retrieve an instruction from the memory.

Decode - Translate the retrieved instruction into a series of computer commands.

Execute - Execute the computer commands.

Store - Send and write the results back in memory.