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Authors:
Tony Gaddis
Chapter:
Introduction To Computers And Programming
Exercise:
Checkpoint
Question:4 | ISBN:9780132576376 | Edition: 2

Question

What part of the computer actually runs programs?

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Answer

  • The Central Processing Unit (cpu) is that part of the computer that actually runs the programs.
  • The CPU actually performs the execution of instructions that are listed in the program.The program and the data is loaded or copied from the secondary memory to the main memory and then executed by the CPU step by step.
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