What Is a CPU

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is a CPU?

• A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
• B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM), cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU)
• C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
• D) Equipment used to capture information and commands

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Definitions:

Valid

In logic, pertaining to an argument in which, assuming the premises are true, the conclusion necessarily follows.

Argument

A set of arguments or justifications presented to convince others of the legitimacy or correctness of a particular idea or claim.

Valid

A term indicating that an argument or statement logically follows from the given premises.

Argument

A set of statements or propositions, where some serve as premises and one as the conclusion, intended to demonstrate the truth of the conclusion.