Also known as a processor or
microprocessor. The CPU was first
developed by Intel in 1974 and is short
for Central Processing Unit. The
computer CPU is responsible for
handling all instructions and calculation
it receives from other hardware
components in the computer and
software programs running on the
computer.
Today there are several different
manufactures of computer processors.
However, Intel and AMD are the leaders
in the PC market.
Many new computer users may
improperly call their computer and even
sometimes their monitor a CPU. When
referring to your computer or monitor it
is proper to refer to them as either
computer or monitor and not CPU.
