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Definition :

The central processing unit that part of the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input data which are thereby converted to output data it is usually located on the mainboard or motherboard of a computer The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached Most personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU but some computers may have more than one CPU