What is the purpose of the instruction decoder logic in a CPU?

The truth tables in Figure shown below describe the operations of the AND, OR, NAND, NOR, Inverter, and Exclusive-OR (EX-OR) logic functions.


The instruction decoder interprets the binary code of the specific instruction stored in the Instruction register. The decoder output signals dictate what the CPU does to carry out the instruction.

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