CPU

Submitted by shouk on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 19:20

A CPU, or Central Processing Unit, interprets and executes instructions. It is the main part of the computer, also called the processor, and is comprised of the control unit and the ALU (Arithmetic Log Unit).

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