Figure 4-1 In the machine cycle steps illustrated in Figure 4-1, ____ is the process of carrying out commands.
A) fetching
B) decoding
C) executing
D) storing

Question

Figure 4-1 In the machine cycle steps illustrated in Figure 4-1, ____ is the process of carrying out commands.
A) fetching 
B) decoding 
C) executing 
D) storing

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The machine cycle involves four steps: fetching, decoding, executing, and storing. Fetching involves retrieving the instruction from memory, decoding involves determining the meaning of the instruction, executing involves carrying out the command, and storing involves saving the result back in memory. Therefore, the process of carrying out commands is the execution step.

Figure 4-1 in the Machine Cycle Steps Illustrated in Figure