Instruction Execution (Noun)
Meaning
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The CPU performs instruction execution by decoding and executing instructions from the instruction set architecture.
- Instruction execution is a critical component of the fetch-decode-execute cycle in computer architecture.
- The instruction execution unit is responsible for executing arithmetic and logical operations in a microprocessor.
- The speed of instruction execution is measured in terms of the number of instructions per second that a computer can execute.
- Pipelining is a technique used to improve instruction execution efficiency in modern processors by breaking down the execution process into stages.