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carry out the operations commanded by the instructions

At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit. The CPU's job is to ________.

do all of the above

At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit. The CPU's job is to ________.

fetch instructions

At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit. The CPU's job is to ________.

produce some result

At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit. The CPU's job is to ________.

a secondary storage device

Even when there is no power to the computer, data can be held in ________.

control unit

The ________ coordinates the computer's operations by fetching the next instruction and using control signals to regulate the other major computer components.

random-access memory (RAM)

The computer's main memory is commonly known as ________.

the physical components that make up a computer

The term hardware refers to ________.

All of the above

Which of the following is an example of a secondary storage device?

a CD

Which of the following is an example of a secondary storage device?

a DVD

Which of the following is an example of a secondary storage device?

a USB flash drive

Which of the following is an example of a secondary storage device?

a hard disk drive

Which of the following is an example of a secondary storage device?

RAM

________ is an example of volatile memory, used for temporary storage while a program is running.

the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) and the control unit

Internally, the central processing unit (CPU) consists of two parts ________.


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