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.
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.
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The entire set of instuctions that a CPU can execute is known as the CPU INSTUCTION SET.
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.
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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.
CPU means Central Processing Unit,it is another name of processor.So 1 CPU means 1 processor
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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.
CacheActually, that's not correct. Cache Memory may be on the same die (and, thus, comes in the package most people refer to) as the CPU , but it is not really part of the CPU.The correct term for memory that is an integrated part of the actual CPU is 'register'.