Which component, located on the motherboard, carries out all the instructions provided by computer programs?
A) hard drive
B) RAM
C) NIC
D) CPU

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The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the component that carries out all the instructions provided by computer programs. The hard drive stores data and programs, RAM temporarily stores data and programs for the CPU to use, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) enables the computer to connect to a network. However, none of these components carry out instructions provided by computer programs like the CPU does.

Which Component, Located on the Motherboard, Carries Out All the Instructions