In a computer with the contrasting von Neumann architecture (and no CPU cache), the CPU can be either reading an instruction or reading/writing data fROM/to the memory.

在基于冯诺依曼架构的计算机中（没有CPU缓存），CPU或者从存储器中读取指令或数据，或者在存储器中写入数据。

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We can say that CPU is the heart of computer, because CPU is exactly the core unit of the computer.

咱们能够说CPU是计算机的口脏，由于CPU确实是电脑的中心部件。

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In a single processor computer the CPU can execute one task at a time, but the Operating System manages which task should access the CPU.

在一个单处理器计算机中，CPU一个时刻只能执行一个任务，由操作系统管理哪一个任务使用CPU。

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human text, ASCII text as input and output zeroes and ones that represent that program in a manner that the CPU, interesting, dammit, not installed on this computer.

编译器以人输入的文本，ASCII码为输入,它输出一些cpu实际上可以理解的，在这台计算机上没有安装。

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The application is designed to stop using the computer's central processing unit (CPU) when it is left to run in the background.

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