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- 1What does a CPU do?The control unit of the CPU contains circuitry that uses electrical signals to direct the entire computer system to carry out stored program instructions. The control unit does not execute program instructions; rather, it directs other parts of the system to do so.
- 2What does quad core mean?A quad-core processor is a chip with four independent units called cores that read and execute central processing unit (CPU) instructions such as add, move data, and branch.
- 3What does CPU stand for?central processing unit
- 4What does CPU mean?CPU is the abbreviation for central processing unit. Sometimes referred to simply as the central processor, but more commonly called processor, the CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place.
- 5What is cache memory?Collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
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