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The Central Processing Unit

The central processing unit (CPU) carries out the instructions of a computer program in sequence to perform basic arithmetic, logical, and input/output operations, and has done so since the early 1960s, though its form and design have changed dramatically. The motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many computers that holds crucial components and provides connectors for peripherals, and is alternatively known as the main board or system board.

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The Central Processing Unit

The central processing unit (CPU) carries out the instructions of a computer program in sequence to perform basic arithmetic, logical, and input/output operations, and has done so since the early 1960s, though its form and design have changed dramatically. The motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many computers that holds crucial components and provides connectors for peripherals, and is alternatively known as the main board or system board.

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The central processing unit (CPU) is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of

a computer program, and is the primary element carrying out the computer's functions. The central
processing unit carries out each instruction of the program in sequence, to perform the basic
arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. This term has been in use in the
computer industry at least since the early 1960s. [1] The form, design and implementation of CPUs have
changed dramatically since the earliest examples, but their fundamental operation remains much the
same.

A motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of
the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals. The
motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the main board, system board, or, on Apple
computers, the logic board.[1] It is also sometimes casually shortened to mobo.[2]

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