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Central Processing Unit, processor, microprocessor, computer brain, floating-point-calculator, integer calculator, core, etc
They can be called a lot of things, but CPU, processor and microprocessor are the big three.
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What is the plural for CPU?
The acronym CPU is short for Central Processing Unit. In less formal terms you can also call it the "computer" as it is exactly that. Everything else (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, etc...) are all called peripherals. The CPU can also be called a microprocessor.
What is term that describes to any type of scheduling in which a running thread may involuntarily lose control of the CPU to another thread?
interrupt
What is the gap between two processes when the CPU executes a process and then switches into another?
CPU switching from process to another
What is the term for a CPU's complete set of commands?
The entire set of instuctions that a CPU can execute is known as the CPU INSTUCTION SET.
Is the CPU updating cycle another name for the CPU processing cycle?
true
What is meant by CPU Bound in C programming?
CPU Bound means that the thread is not waiting for any external event, such as I/O, the release of a time delay, or another thread. Long running threads such as calculations tend to be CPU Bound.It really has nothing to do with C programming. It is a generic computer term.
Another word for the CPU is?
The motherboard
What is another name for the processor chip?
Another name for the processor chip is the central processing unit (CPU). It is the core component of a computer system responsible for carrying out instructions to execute programs and perform calculations.
What is meant by the term CPU?
The CPU is at the heart of all computers. All data pass through it. The CPU is "the computing part of the computer. Also called the processor.
1 CPU is how many processors?
CPU means Central Processing Unit,it is another name of processor.So 1 CPU means 1 processor
What is another name for the computer tower?
Personal Compuer, PC Tower Computer with Monitor. Happy to be of help!!
Are microprocessors is also known as CPU?
A CPU or Central Processing Unit is generally what is meant by the term microprocessor. Sometimes microprocessor can refer to additional hardware, but by and large, CPU = microprocessor.
