The control unit, ALU, and registers are collectively known as a central processing unit (CPU). Early CPUs were composed of many separate components but since the mid-1970s CPUs have typically been constructed on a single integrated circuit called a microprocessor. COUNT 4
QSN1 The CPU is an abbreviation for what? ANS1 central processing unit QSN2 What 3 parts make up the CPU? ANS2 The control unit, ALU, and registers QSN3 CPUs that are constructed on a single integrated circuit are called what? ANS3 a microprocessor QSN4 Since when have CPUs been constructed with a microprocessor? ANS4 mid-1970s