It is the main processing module or unit of an electronic system. For example: A computer system is made up of different units like memory unit, processing unit and input-output circuitary unit. It is the processing unit that controls and schedules different task on computer system. Today, CPUs are built with one or set of microprocessors. A CPU is further sub divided into ALU and CU. ALU (Arithmetic Logical Unit) is responsible for performing mathematical and logical operations while CU (Control Unit) is responsible for scheduling different tasks on computer like fetching instructions from memory etc.
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Central Processing Unit | Electronic Device | CPU |
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