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An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations on binary numbers and is a fundamental building block of CPUs, FPUs, and GPUs. The ALU takes operands as inputs along with an operation code and produces the result of the operation as output. It may also exchange information with a status register relating to current or previous operation results.

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An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations on binary numbers and is a fundamental building block of CPUs, FPUs, and GPUs. The ALU takes operands as inputs along with an operation code and produces the result of the operation as output. It may also exchange information with a status register relating to current or previous operation results.

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An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a combinational digital electronic circuit that

performs arithmetic and bitwise logical operations on integer binary numbers. This is in
contrast to a floating-point unit (FPU), which operates on floating pointnumbers. An ALU
is a fundamental building block of many types of computing circuits, including the central
processing unit (CPU) of computers, FPUs, and graphics processing units (GPUs). A
single CPU, FPU or GPU may contain multiple ALUs.
The inputs to an ALU are the data to be operated on, called operands, and a code
indicating the operation to be performed; the ALU's output is the result of the performed
operation. In many designs, the ALU also exchanges additional information with a status
register, which relates to the result of the current or previous operations.

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