ALU

• Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)


  Performs arithmetic calculations, logical operations, and value comparisons
• Arithmetic calculations performed by the ALU

  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Division
  • Multiplication
• Logical operations performed by the ALU

  • AND
  • OR
  • NOT
• Comparisons made by the ALU

  • Greater than
  • Less than
  • Equal to
• Component of the CPU responsible for arithmetic and logical operations

  Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
• Arithmetic operations carried out by the ALU

  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
• Logical operations handled by the ALU

  • AND
  • OR
  • NOT
• How the ALU handles comparisons


  By determining if values are greater than, less than, or equal to each other