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CPU
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The central processing unit is known as the brain of the computer and also known as the processor. The CPU is the one of the most important element in the computer system.
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ALU
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The Arithmetic logic unit is a digital circuit that perform arithmetic calculations and logic operations.
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Clock speed
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The clock speed is the speed at which the microprocessor executes instructions.
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Control Unit
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The CU retrieves instructions from memory and decodes and execute them and then send the necessary instructions to the (ALU) to perform the operation requested.
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Multi-core processors
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Multi-core processors is a CPU that has more than one processors.The advantage of having more than one core is that several instructions can run at the same time, therefore increases performance speed significantly.
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The speed of a computer is measured in?
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The computer speed is measured in hertz.
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RAM
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Random Access Memory also known as main memory. Ram holds data that would need to be processed by the CPU.
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