Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- The circuitry which executes the instructions that the OS gives
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Computing Fundamentals: Operating Systems OS is responsible for ensuring hardware is used appropriately, but what does that look like? First we have to think about what hardware is on a computer. Some important pieces of hardware are: <span>Central Processing Unit (CPU) The circuitry which executes the instructions that the OS gives it. Don't worry too much about what this means beyond the idea that processes are a series of instructions that need somewhere to run, and it happens here. We'll get to that eventually Summary
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