Question

which one of the following statements is true regarding the fetch - execute cycle? each step of the fetch - execute cycle is performed once per minute. the fetch - execute cycle is only carried out when a user types in input. the device responsible for performing the fetch - execute cycle is the cpu. the order of steps in the fetch - execute cycle is fetch - execute - store - decode.

Explanation:

The fetch - execute cycle is a fundamental operation in a computer's CPU. It fetches instructions from memory, decodes them, executes them, and may store results. It occurs continuously and not just when user input is given. The steps are fetch - decode - execute - store. And it happens many times per second, not once per minute. The CPU is the device that performs the fetch - execute cycle.

Answer:

The device responsible for performing the fetch - execute cycle is the CPU.