What Is a Processor for a Computer?

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Tip 1 - What is processor? - Definition from WhatIs.com

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Paula Redden | permalink

What is processor? - Definition from WhatIs.com

A processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer.

For further reading: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/processor ^[1]

Tip 2 - What is a CPU?

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Raul Chairez | permalink

The CPU is the hardware device in a computer that executes all of the instructions from the software. CPU is short for Central Processing Unit.

For further reading: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/componentprofiles/p/p_cpu.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - What is CPU (Central Processing Unit)?

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Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Martha Kramer | permalink

What is CPU (Central Processing Unit)?

Computer dictionary definition for what CPU (Central Processing Unit) means including related links, information, and terms.

For further reading: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cpu.htm ^[3]

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1. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/processor

2. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/componentprofiles/p/p_cpu.htm

3. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cpu.htm