Which hardware component interprets and carries out instructions in the software?

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computer literacy	Having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses. See also digital literacy.
computer	Electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for future use
data	Collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video.
information	Processed data that conveys meaning and is useful to people.
hardware	Electric, electronic, and mechanical components contained in a computer.
input device	Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer.
output device	Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions into a computer.
storage device	Hardware used to record (write and/or read) items to and from storage media.
system unit	Case that contains the electronic components of a computer that are used to process data.
processor	Electronic component on a computer's motherboard that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer. Also called CPU or central processing unit. See also central processing unit
memory	Electronic components in a computer that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.
application software	Program designed to make users more productive and/or assist them with personal tasks.
system software	Programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices.
personal computer	Computer that can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself and contains a processor, memory, and one or more input and output devices, and storage devices.
mobile computer	Personal computer that a user can carry from place to place.
tablet PC	Special type of notebook computer that resembles a letter-sized slate, which allows a user to write on the screen using a digital pen.
digital pen	Input device that allows users to write or draw on the screen by pressing the pen and issue instructions to a Tablet PC by tapping on the screen.
game console	Mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games.
server	Computer that controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information.
mainframe computer	Large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simultaneously, storing tremendous amounts of data, instructions, and information.
supercomputer	Fastest, most powerful, and most expensive computer, capable of processing more than 135 trillion instructions in a single second.
hard disk	type of storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that store data, information, and instructions.
flash memory	type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased.
flash memory card	removable memory device, usually no bigger than 1.5" in height or width.
motherboard	main circuit board of the system unit, has some components attached to it and others built into it.
modem	a communications device that converts a computers digital signals to analog signals

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What is the hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program?

The processor, more formally known as the central processing unit (CPU), has the electronic circuitry that manipulates input data into the information people want. The central processing unit executes computer instructions that are specified in the program.

What interprets instructions in computer?

The processor is the brain of a computer. It is also called the central processing unit (CPU). It interprets and executes instructions of computer programs or the operating system.

Which hardware component interprets and carries out instructions in the software?

What is the hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program?

What interprets instructions in computer?

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