What are the uses of the Arithmetic Logic Unit?

Before the developement of micro-processers and micro-computers, a computer was divided into functional units, e.g. reader, punch, bulk memory etc. These were all "peripherals", gathered around and...

it performs arithmetic , comparrison and operations

An Arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations. The ALU is a fundamental building block of the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer, and...

The Arithmetic Logic Unit as suggested by the name carries out the arithmetic calculations of the computer.

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...