COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What Are Three Names for the Electronic Component

question 43

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are three names for the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

• A) analog interpreter, AI, interpreter
• B) CPU, processor, central processing unit
• C) control processing unit, CPU, processor
• D) command processing circuit, CPC, processor

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Definitions:

Structural History

The record of geologic events that have shaped a region's earth materials and structures over time.

Metamorphic History

The geological history of a rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids.

Temperature-Pressure History

The record of variations in temperature and pressure that a geological body has experienced over time, crucial for understanding metamorphic processes and the conditions of mineral formation.

Shortened

The term shortened in a geological sense refers to a reduction in the horizontal extent of the Earth's crust, often resulting from tectonic processes such as mountain building (orogeny).