In most CPUs, the ____ is the time required to fetch and execute the simplest instruction in the instruction set.
A) cycle time
B) block time
C) hold time
D) rest time

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The cycle time is the time required for one complete cycle of fetching and executing an instruction. It includes the time required to fetch the instruction from memory, decode it, execute it, and store the results. The cycle time is determined by the clock speed of the CPU and the latency of the memory system. The cycle time is also referred to as the clock cycle time, clock period, or clock frequency.

In Most CPUs, the ____ Is the Time Required to Fetch