Unit 3.2 Digital electronics
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10. Complete the text with the correct words.

MICROPROCESSORS

Microprocessors are made up of one or more 1. circuits, connected on a 2. , and function as the 3. of an electronic device.
Different types include: Central 4. Unit (CPU), used in computers and other devices; Graphic Processing Unit – 5. (designed for computer 6. ); 7. Signal Processor – DSP (8. signal and digital image processing); Vision Processing Unit – VPU (9. vision).
The Control Unit controls processing with an oscillator (10. ).
CPUs are composed of the ALU (11. Logic Unit), which carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and the registers, which accept, store and transfer 12. and instructions.
The CPU is connected to 13. circuits: 14. (Read Only Memory), which is 15. ; RAM (16. Access Memory), which is 17. ; and 18. memory, used to 19. data faster.
11. Write the words corresponding to the definitions.

1. A system of circuits performing a particular function:
2. One or more integrated circuits containing arithmetic, logic, and memory circuits:
3. The component of a computer system that controls data processing:
4. A processing unit built especially to deal with graphics:
5. A system which can recognise the human voice:
6. The part of a microprocessor designed to carry out arithmetic and logic operations:
7. The unit which controls the processing system:
8. A temporary memory which stores data while the system works:
12. Put the sequence of how a microprocessor works into the correct order, then listen and check.