Which Phase of the Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle Might Use a Circuit

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which phase of the fetch-decode-execute cycle might use a circuit in the arithmetic-logic unit?

• A) fetch
• B) decode
• C) execute
• D) during fetch or execute, but not decode
• E) any of the phases

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