计算机英语第二章.pptxVIP

;;;; As its name implies, the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) performs two classes of operations: arithmetic and logic. Arithmetic operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Any computer can be programmed to perform any arithmetic operation. Logic operations involve Boolean logic[2]: AND, OR, XOR and NOT. These can be useful both for creating complicated conditional statements and processing Boolean logic. Most computers can also perform certain logic operations on words. As the above diagram shows, the ALU receives its operands from the register se