The arithmetic and logical operations are carried out inside the ____.

A) compiler
B) central processing unit
C) RAM
D) MM

Arithmetic and logical operations are carried out inside the central processing unit (CPU), which is responsible for executing instructions in a computer system. The CPU performs operations on data stored in registers or in memory, and uses various ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) circuits for executing arithmetic and logical instructions. The compiler is a software program that translates source code into object code or machine code, but it does not perform arithmetic or logical operations directly. RAM (Random Access Memory) and MM (Memory Management) are types of computer memory that store data and instructions for the CPU to access and execute, but they do not carry out arithmetic or logical operations on their own.