The CPU contains at least one processor, which is the actual chip inside the CPU that performs calculations. For many years, most CPUs only had one processor, but now it is 4) _____________ for a single CPU to have at least two processors or " processing cores."
These CPUs are 5) ______________ of processing multiple instructions concurrently. A CPU with two processing cores is called a dualcore CPU and models with four cores are called quad-core CPUs. High-end CPUs may have six( hexa-core) or even eight( octa-core) processors. A computer may also have more than one CPU, which each have 6) ____________ cores. For example, a server with two hexa-core CPUs has a total of 12 processors.
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Single Core CPU- One core inside a single CPU that handles all the processing. A motherboard manufacturer might provide sockets for more than one single processor, providing the ability to build a powerful, multiprocessor computer.
� Dual Core CPU- Two cores inside a single CPU in which both cores can process information at the same time.
� Triple Core CPU- Three cores inside a single CPU that is actually a quad-core processor with one of the cores disabled. �
Quad Core CPU- Four cores inside a single CPU