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Component of a computer's CPU
In computer architecture, the control unit (CU) is a component of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) that directs the operation of the processor. A CU typically uses a binary decoder to convert coded instructions into timing and control signals that direct the operation of the other units. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Control unitA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control studyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: NominationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Dendritic cells and the control of immunityCited 11,246 times
- Go sideways: MicroarchitectureA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Central processing unitA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The part of a central processing unit that directs its operation, converting instructions stored in memory into signals that determine the operation of the data path and other components.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Dendritic cells and the control of immunity
FCC unit reactor-regenerator control
Crude unit product quality control
Homogeneous Unit Sliding Mode Control
A thermostat control unit
Control Unit System
Ionization Gauge Control Unit
An automatic titration control unit
🆕 Influential since 2022
Risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK users of the COVID Symptom Study app: a prospective, community-based, nested, case-control study
Managing blood glucose control in the intensive care unit
Dynamic thermal model and control performance analysis over frequency domain of temperature control unit
Dental unit waterline infection control practice and knowledge gaps
A Control Unit for the Thulium Optical Clock
📚 Books worth reading
NominationUnited States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. · 1979- 📕Financial ManagementUnited States. General Accounting Office · 1987
- 📕Drug controlUnited States. General Accounting Office · 1990
Stepping heavenwardElizabeth Prentiss · 1869- 📕Nuclear weaponsUnited States. General Accounting Office · 1987
The earth, my butt, and other big, round thingsCarolyn Mackler, Carolyn Mackler · 2003
Amusing Ourselves to DeathNeil Postman, Neil Postman · 1985
Nuclear weapons and foreign policyHenry Kissinger · 1957
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