CPU-Central Processing Unit
CPU-Central Processing Unit
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On large machines, the CPU requires one or more printed circuit boards. On personal computers and small workstations, the CPU is housed in a single chip called a microprocessor.
The CPU control and communicates with memory and
input/output device.
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of three main
parts-
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Memory
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Arithmetic Logic Unit
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Control Unit
Function of CPU are as follows:
CPU serves as the brain of the computer system
It performs all the arithmetic and logical function of the
computer
CPU control function of other part of the computer
It keeps communication with memory and input/output devices.
The register of the CPU store data temporarily