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Computer hardware that houses the electronic circuits that control/direct all operations of the computer system.
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("CPU") The heart of a computer system where data manipulation occurs. [D04016]
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The unit of a computer that includes the circuits controlling the interpretation of program instructions and their execution. The CPU controls the entire computer. It receives and sends data through i [..]
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Also known as CPU Definition The Central Processing Unit (CPU), also known as CPU, is the main processing chip of a computer. This chip processes the information that the various components in the com [..]
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See CPU.
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The part of a computer that controls the entire system and does mathematical processing of data.
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The hardware component of a computer that houses the circuitry for storing and processing data according to instructions contained in the programs installed on it, including the operating system, util [..]
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The portion of a computer's or microprocessor's logic which executes the program.
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The unit of computing system that includes the circuits controlling the interpretation of instructions and their execution. The brain of a computing machine, usually defined by arithmetic logic units [..]
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Also known as the Central Processor. In a modern computer the CPU is a single microprocessor Chip or Microchip, an intergated circuit which carries out information processing and calculations. In esse [..]
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The physical part of the computer that does the actual computing.
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The computer module or chip that controls fetching, decoding and executing instructions; controls processing operations for the device.
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A central processing unit (CPU), or often simply called a processor, is the component in a computer that interprets instructions and processes data contained in computer programs.
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(abbreviation: CPU) The main silicon chip that runs a computer's operating system and application software. It performs a computer's essential mathematical functions and controls essential operations. Intel CPUs in PCs were numbered by generation: 286, 386, 486. This numbering scheme was abandoned by Intel with the Pentium CPU, which woul [..]
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The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
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    The part of a computer that performs the arithmetic, logic, and control functions.
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The part of a computer that inteprets and executes instructions.
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the computer that filters the information collected from the sensors and responds by making decisions using logic.
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The part of a computer that interprets and executes instructions.
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The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the heart of a computer system. It can be small enough to hold in your hand but can contain millions of logic circuits.
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a silicon chip that performs calculations and acts as the brain of a computer.
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The brains of the computer that carries out instructions given by a computer program by performing calculations and operations.
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The central processing unit (CPU) is the unit, which performs most of the processing inside a computer. To control instructions and data flow to and from other parts of the computer, the CPU relies he [..]
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Also known as the processor. This is the brain of the computer where all calculations take place. There are a number of different architectures with different instruction sets. Among the more we [..]
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The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the heart of a computer as it is the part that contains the computer's ability to obey instructions. Each type of CPU has its own instruction set.
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hardware/software nucleus of computer that performs and monitors essential functions.
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The CPU is the main computer processor that interprets and executes most instructions and calculations. The CPU of most PCs and workstations consists of a single large chip called a microprocessor.
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1) The main “brain” chip of a computer that performs the calculations and execution of instructions. 2) The main housing of a computer that contains the “brain” chip as opposed to other pieces of the [..]
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[CPU] In Personal Computers {PCs] the microprocessor chip that executes programmed instructions.
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[see CPU]
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