Comp Chap 1

The three main parts of the processor are ............

Verified Answer
A. ALU, Control unit and Registers
B. ALU, Control unit and RAM
C. Cache, Control unit and Registers
D. Control unit, Registers and RAM
E. RAM, ROM and CD-ROM

Explanation:

The three main functional parts of a CPU (processor) are the 'ALU' (Arithmetic Logic Unit), the 'Control unit' (CU), and 'Registers'. Option (a) 'ALU, Control unit and Registers' correctly identifies these core components. Registers are small, high-speed storage locations within the CPU that hold data and instructions during processing. Options involving 'RAM', 'Cache', 'ROM', or 'CD-ROM' refer to types of memory or storage that are external to the core functional units of the processor itself, even though cache is often integrated closely with the CPU.