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It doesn't have to. The ALU is given one or two inputs and is told what operation to perform on them. It has no need to figure out whether that operation is arithmetic or logic, since each individual operation will be different anyway.

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What is the difference between ALU and CU?

ALU- Arithmetic Logic Unit CU- Control Unit alu performs the arithmetic and logic operations. cu is the one which controls the entire processing.


What is the logic unit is the part of the CPU which performs all of the calculations?

The ALU performs arithmetic and logic operations. ALU stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit.


What is ALU?

arithmetic logic unit


What activities are carried out by the arithmetic logic unit?

The arithmetic logic unit or ALU performs arithmetic, logic, and integer operations. ALU was created by mathematician John von Neumann in 1945.


ALU stand for?

Arithmetic logic unit


What does the acronym ALU stand for?

Arithmetic and Logic Unit


What is the full form ALU?

In computing, an arithmetic logic unit ( ALU) is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations.


What is the part of the CPU that does mathematical processing is called?

That's done by the ALU (arithmetic and logic unit).


Differentiate between CU and ALU?

The ALU (Arithmetic-Logic Unit) is generally a subsection of the CPU (Central Processing Unit). While the CPU is the master driver of a computer, the ALU is a processing area optimized to handle mathematical computations and logic comparisons. The processor controller passes operation codes and operands to the ALU, which performs the requested operation on the supplied data and passes back the results.


What performs arithmetic and logic calculations?

There is a special part of the CPU that performs Arithmetic and Logical calculations. Its called Arithmetic Logic Unit ( ALU ).


What is the part of the CPUthat handles arithmetic and logic operations?

ALU


What performs the arithmetic computation and logic operations in the CPU?

ALU

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