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The system unit is the box where all processing takes place. All other devices are attached to it. The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the heart of the computer, and is inside the system unit.

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What the difference between central processing unit and system unit?

A computer system unit is the case with the motherboard and all the ports. The box you unplug and walk around with. The CPU is the Central Processing Unit, this is a chip on the motherboard that does all the processing.People erroneously refer to system unit as CPU.


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What links the CPU to every hardware device in the system unit?

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