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What does a computer CPU do when running a program?

It executes the program's instructions.

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  1. It prints it out
  2. It executes the program's instructions ✔
  3. It stores it forever

Why: The CPU carries out the instructions of a program, working with memory to run it.

Huh, didn't know that: The CPU carries out the instructions of a program, working with memory to run it.

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The CPU is the brain that never skips a beat.
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Answer: It executes the program's instructions. The CPU carries out the instructions of a program, working with memory to run it.

  1. Scouting America: Digital Technology www.scouting.org/merit-badges/digital-technology
    how a computer uses a CPU and memory to execute it
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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