what is cpu?

Answer 1

Central processing Unit - the brains in your computer. The chip that make it work. Usually these days they are ZIF. Zero insertion force - drop them in and a lever holds them. Then on top goes a heatsink ( a lump of alloy) and a fan to cool it. It you are fitting one use heat conductive paste between the CPU and the heatsink. The faster the clock speed on the CPU generally speaking the faster the computer - although the amount of memory and the clcok speed on the bus make a difference too.

Answer 2

Central Processing Unit

Answer 3

A central processing unit (CPU), or sometimes simply processor, is the component in a digital computer that interprets computer program instructions and processes data. CPUs provide the fundamental digital computer trait of programmability, and are one of the necessary components found in computers of any era, along with primary storage and input/output facilities. A CPU that is manufactured as a single integrated circuit is usually known as a microprocessor. Beginning in the mid-1970s, microprocessors of ever-increasing complexity and power gradually supplanted other designs, and today the term "CPU" is usually applied to some type of microprocessor.

The phrase "central processing unit" is a description of a certain class of logic machines that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage. However, the term itself and its initialism have been in use in the computer industry at least since the early 1960s (Weik 1961). The form, design and implementation of CPUs have changed dramatically since the earliest examples, but their fundamental operation has remained much the same.

Early CPUs were custom-designed as a part of a larger, usually one-of-a-kind, computer. However, this costly method of designing custom CPUs for a particular application has largely given way to the development of mass-produced processors that are suited for one or many purposes. This standardization trend generally began in the era of discrete transistor mainframes and minicomputers and has rapidly accelerated with the popularization of the integrated circuit (IC). The IC has allowed increasingly complex CPUs to be designed and manufactured in very small spaces (on the order of millimeters). Both the miniaturization and standardization of CPUs have increased the presence of these digital devices in modern life far beyond the limited application of dedicated computing machines. Modern microprocessors appear in everything from automobiles to cell phones to children's toys.

Answer 4

CPU stans for Central Proccesing Unit

Answer 5

I think this is CPU (a part of Computer)-
Central Processing Unit(it is mind of computer)

Answer 6

central processing unit - brain of computer did u mean this cpu only?be clear while questioning

Answer 7

The head of the household in the computer when it comes to the motherboard being it's home base. (central processor unit)

There are two kinds of computer chips AMD and Intel. Both require different motherboards made for those brands.

AMD
http://www.amd.com/us-en/

Intel
http://www.intel.com/

Their are higher range chips and the lower range chips. The higher range chips are more powerful and made for gaming while the lower range chips are more affordable for those who may have lesser computing needs.

Both Intel and AMD are in competition with each other. Right now Intel's duo core 2 tops the higher end AMD duo core chips.

If you want more of an explanation you will find it here.
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/cms/articles.php?cat=10
http://www.techiwarehouse.com/cms/engine.php?page_id=b685817b
http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/faculty/wolfe/book/Readings/Reading04.htm

If you want more information if you wish to study further.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

Answer 8

Central Processing Unit - it runs the whole shebang.

Answer 9

cpu is the head or in other words is is the brain of the computer.it is most use ful part of the computer.the instructions or input is processed in only cpu.its full-form is CENTRAL.PROCESSING.UNIT.which is developed by J.P eckerts.

Answer 10

central processing unit