In reference to the structure of the processor and its functions Explain how the functions of the processor are executed through by the control unit Solution Control Unit performs two basic tasks 1) Sequencing : Causing the CPU to step through a series of microoperations 2) Execution : Causing the performance of each micro-op The functions performed by the control unit vary greatly by the internal architecture of the CPU, since the control unit really implements this architecture. On a regular processor that executes x86 instructions natively, the control unit performs the tasks of fetching, decoding, managing execution and then storing results. .