Architecture of the central processing unit (CPU)

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A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. [1]


Major parts of a CPU[edit]

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