Question

the machine cycle consists of which four steps?
a) fetch, decode, execute, and print
b) fetch, decode, execute, and store
c) decode, calculate, store, and print
d) fetch, decode, execute, and calculate

Explanation:

In computer science, the machine cycle has four main steps. The fetch step retrieves an instruction from memory. The decode step interprets the instruction. The execute step carries out the operation specified by the instruction. The store step saves the result back to memory. Printing is not part of the basic machine - cycle steps, and calculate is not a separate step in the standard machine cycle.

Answer:

B. fetch, decode, execute, and store