Instruction cycle

The instruction cycle is like making cookies. First, you need to gather all the ingredients you need, like flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. This is called the fetch stage in the instruction cycle. The computer needs to go to its memory and fetch the instructions it needs to perform a task.

Next, you mix all the ingredients together in a bowl to make the dough. This is called the decode stage in the instruction cycle. The computer needs to decode the instructions it has fetched and figure out what exactly it needs to do.

Then you shape the dough into individual cookies and put them on a baking sheet. This is called the execute stage in the instruction cycle. The computer performs the instructions it has decoded by executing them.

Finally, you bake the cookies in the oven to cook them. This is called the store stage in the instruction cycle. After performing the instructions, the computer needs to store the results back in memory for later use.

So, just like making cookies, the instruction cycle is a process that a computer goes through to fetch, decode, execute, and store instructions.