{"id":15497,"date":"2024-04-15T04:48:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=15497"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:48:30","slug":"a-hardware-device-that-is-capable-of-executing-a-sequence-of-instructions-is-known-as-a-cpu-b-alu-c-cu-d-processor-e-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/a-hardware-device-that-is-capable-of-executing-a-sequence-of-instructions-is-known-as-a-cpu-b-alu-c-cu-d-processor-e-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"A hardware device that is capable of executing a sequence of instructions, is known as A. CPU B. ALU C. CU D. Processor E. None of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a982129d6191\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    CPU                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    ALU                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    CU                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Processor E. 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