In the legal field, there is a term that is used to describe a computer
system so that everyone can agree on a common definition. The term
describes a computer for the purposes of computer security as any

assembly of electronic equipment, hardware, software and firmware
configured to collect, create, communicate, disseminate, process, store
and control data or information. This definition includes peripheral
items such as keyboards, printers, and additional memory. The term
that corresponds to this definition is:

A.
An automated information system (AIS)

B.
A microprocessor

C.
A central processing unit (CPU)

D.
An arithmetic logic unit (ALU)

Explanation:
In some ways, this terminology harkens back to the days of large
mainframe computers, but the term AIS is used in the legal community
to refer to a computer system. Answer a, CPU, refers to the portion of a
computer that performs arithmetic and logical operations on datA. To
support these operations, the CPU incorporates a hardware arithmetic
logic unit or ALU (answer c). The CPU is synonymous with the word
processor. If the CPU is integrated onto a silicon chip, it is called a
microprocessor (answer b). If the CPU is connected with memory and
Input/Output (I/O) through a set of wires called a bus, the resulting
combination is called a computer. This concept is shown in Figure.