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## Parts of a Personal Computer ## Parts of a Personal Computer
### Central Processing Unit (CPU) ### Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. A Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The two main companies that manufacture CPUs are Intel and AMD.
![Intel Core i5 - Front](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Intel_i5-2500.jpg/247px-Intel_i5-2500.jpg) ![Intel Core i5 - Back](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Intel_i5-3330%2C_bottom.jpg/240px-Intel_i5-3330%2C_bottom.jpg) ![Intel Core i5 - Front](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Intel_i5-2500.jpg/247px-Intel_i5-2500.jpg) ![Intel Core i5 - Back](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Intel_i5-3330%2C_bottom.jpg/240px-Intel_i5-3330%2C_bottom.jpg)