Question

1. in the machine cycle, the ______ operation obtains a program or application instruction or data item from memory. (281)

a. fetching
c. executing
b. decoding
d. storing

Explanation:

In a machine - cycle, the fetching operation retrieves program or application instructions or data items from memory. Decoding interprets the instructions, executing performs the operation specified by the instruction, and storing saves results back to memory.

Answer:

A. fetching