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Is a CPU a software or hardware device?
No. A CPU is hardware.
Is a computer processor hardware or software?
The CPU or Central Processing Unit or Processor is hardware.
Why is your CPU usage always high?
Because the software, os, or some hardware using the cpu at that amount If you want to lower the percentage you need to upgrade your chips, core, or close software or remove hardware that use the cpu
What three things do electric hardware devices need in order to functions?
Each hardware device needs a method to talk to the CPU, software to control it, and electricity to power it.
What does the CPU control and what does it not control?
The CPU is the main control of the computer. It controls all of the software, as it performs the calculations and logic functions. It does not control the hardware, however.
What is the difference between software and hardware interrupt?
The difference is that a hardware interrupt is a signal relayed to a system's CPU directly because of some piece of hardware, such as a keyboard or mouse. A software interrupt is a signal sent to indicate that something within a piece of software requires attention.
What 3 element example computer system?
hardware software live ware
What are some examples of software and hardware?
Hardware: The physical components that make up a computer. Technically speaking, if you can physically touch a part with your bare hands, it is hardware. This includes every component that makes up a computer, from the CPU, to the RAM, and even the keyboard. Software: The logical components that make up a computer, and is "executed" by hardware (primarily the CPU). While you can touch the hardware the software is stored in, you can't actually touch the software, since it is a series of binary ones and zeros inside the computer's hard drives, RAM, CPU, cache, etc. Some examples are MS Word, Adobe Reader, Avast Antivirus, OpenOffice, and many more.
Is central processing unit software or hardware?
The CPU is hardware. It's the large, square-shaped chip on the motherboard - with connections on all four sides.
How does computer hardware communicate with the software?
I/O devices like Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers are used to for the computer to communicate with the user. The Operating System uses software called drivers to interact with these hardware devices. Altogether, this is called the user interface.
Is a computer processor a type of software program?
No, the central processing unit (also called CPU) is a piece of hardware.
Is the CPU hardware?
Yes a cpu would be considered hardware since it is tangible.
