No. The RAM (in the DIMM) is a storage area. The CPU performs mathematical operations.
The Numeric Processing Unit is a specialized version of a CPU, it can ONLY preform math operations, but does them at a much faster rate than the CPU. Because it is directly controlled by the CPU the NPU does not have ANY address selection ability. Therefore , it has NO connection to the address bus. (Note hte direct connection to the CPU , in modern systems the NPU is physically part of the CPU).
The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) is the heart of a CPU. This is what allows the computer to add, subtract, and to perform basic logical operations.
CPU's vary For example, a 6502 processor has instructions liks ADC (add with carry), CMP (compare), CPX (Compare A with X) and CPY (Compare A with Y)
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A CPU does math and accesses memory.
The CPU speed, and processor speed is the amount of cycles that a CPU can perform per second.CPU speed is not a good indicator of CPU performance.
Yes. In windows its often located in Start > Programs > Accessories > Calculator. They perform this using a math processor built into the CPU (Central Processing Unit). Older computers had a separate math processor called a Math-CoProcessor
An instruction is a command to the CPU to perform one processing function on one or two data inputs.
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The set of instructions, on the CPU chip, that the computer can perform directly.
hammer uses Both- GPU to render the scene in, and your CPU to compile the maps and perform calculations.
ALU-Arithmetic and logic unit.
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The device needs to signal the CPU to get its attention. It typically does this through an interrupt request line (IRQ).
It is a system of coded numbers that when read by the CPU control unit are interpreted as commands for the various operations it can perform. Each different type of CPU has a differently coded instruction set.