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| performs all arithmetic operations (for emple, addition and subtraction) and all logic operations (such as sorting and comparing numbers) |
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| the actual hardware that interprets and executes the program instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together |
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| control center, arithmetic/logic unit, registers |
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| interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions |
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| a special type of rewriteable read-only memory that is compact and portable |
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| the computer's primary working memory, in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can be accessed directly by the CPU via the processor's high-seed external data bus. Volatile. NOT part of CPU. Used before processing. |
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| used only at startup. does not lose its contents when one switches off the power |
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