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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

multiprocessor

A computer system with several processors. These will work co-operatively, handling specific tasks (managing the screen display, doing arithmetic computation, handling peripherals) or simply sharing out the processing to enable parts of a task to proceed simultaneously.

Related terms
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)co-processormicroprocessorprocessor speedperipheraldisplayscreenmulti-tasking
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