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Processing Device

                 The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the hardware processing device that works on input data
                 and sends the result to the output devices.  The CPU is a chip which is placed inside the CPU box.

                 CPU is also called the “brain” of a computer as it is responsible for all the work done. A CPU is
                 further divided into three parts: ALU, CU and MU.


                 Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
                 ALU does all the arithmetic calculations like addition, subtraction,
                 multiplication, division, etc. It also does comparisons like greater
                 than, less than, equal to, etc.


                 Control Unit (CU)                                                             CPU              CPU box
                 CU coordinates and controls all the parts of the CPU. The CU gets the                    CPU
                 data and instructions from the memory unit and passes them to the                    Control Unit

                 ALU in a step by step manner.

                 Memory Unit (MU)                                                                 Arithmetic Logic Unit

                 The CPU also has a memory like human beings. The MU stores the
                 data and instructions that you give to the computer along with the                   Memory Unit
                 results of the processing. Memory Unit is known by different names
                 like Internal storage unit, main memory, primary storage or RAM.

                 Output Devices

                 The result we get after processing is called output. The devices which help us get these results

                 or outputs are called output devices.
                 Some output devices you have already learnt in the previous
                 class are monitor and printer.

                 Now let us learn about more output devices.

                 Speakers

                 Speakers are used to listen to music, voice and sound on a computer.

                               Headphones

                               A headphone is used to listen to music and sound without disturbing others as

                               they are worn over the ears by an individual. But wearing them for a long time can
                               affect your hearing power and cause damage to your ears.

                 Plotter

                 A plotter is used to print big sketches, diagrams and maps on long sheets

                 of paper. They are used by engineers, architects, scientists and designers.



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