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CPU, Registers and Memory

Inside the CPU: Registers and the stack

The CPU is a very fast calculator, but it has limited direct access to data off the chip. To add two numbers, you cannot fetch them from RAM every time — that is slow. Values are first placed in internal ultra-fast cells: registers. Think of registers as pockets on a worker, and RAM as a warehouse across town.

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