Jim has just purchased a new computer and it has made him think about how it works. He is particularly interested in how information is processed and stored in his computer. He has come to you for help.
-When adding two numbers,Jim knows that each number is going into its own register and the control unit provides the instructions such as add.He wants to know where the result of the add goes.You tell him it goes to ____.
A) the ALU
B) another register
C) the accumulator
D) the printer

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The result of an arithmetic operation such as the addition of two numbers is usually stored in the accumulator, which is a special register in the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) of the computer. The ALU performs the actual computation of the operation, and the result is stored in the specified destination register, which in this case would be the accumulator. Therefore, the correct choice is C - the accumulator. The other options (A, B, and D) are not appropriate because they do not accurately reflect where the result of the add operation is stored.

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