What Is the Actual Hardware That Interprets and Executes the Program

question 75

Multiple Choice

What is the actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together?

• A)CPU
• B)control unit
• C)ALU
• D)primary storage

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Definitions:

Regulate

To control or maintain the rate or speed of a process or system according to a set of standards or requirements.

Vertebrates

A group of animals that have a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

Placoid Scales

The toothlike scales found in sharks and other cartilaginous fishes.

Cartilaginous Fishes

A class of fishes that have skeletons made entirely out of cartilage, rather than bone.