ALU is responsible for the processing of data inside a processor. It analyses and compares numbers, letters and special characters. It performs calculations and does comparisons. It also decoded data and manipulate them to produce information in machine code and then send that to the CU. It analyzes and compares numbers, letters and special characters.
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The ALU (Arithmetic/Logic Unit)
ALU, the Arithmetic Logic Unit.
The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) is the heart of a CPU. This is what allows the computer to add, subtract, and to perform basic logical operations.
That's done by the ALU (arithmetic and logic unit).
The arithmentic logic unit (ALU) and the control unit are located inside the central processing unit (CPU).