Which component of a computer is responsible for carrying out the instructions of a program?

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7 Jun 2017
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The central processing unit (CPU) is the part of the computer that directly executes program instructions. Other components like input devices, primary memory, and storage support the CPU but do not perform instruction execution themselves.

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