Components of the cpu
there are many components to the processor, all of these parts determine how good the CPU will be.
- ALU ( arithmetic logic unit ) - this performs all the calculations in the CPU
- motherboard - this holds the critical parts of the computer including the CPU.
- clock speed - this is the speed the CPU operates on, it counts in cycles in seconds. (megahertz )
- cache - the cache is high speed memory used by the CPU, it basically makes the transition of memory to the RAM quicker.
- CPU consists of other parts such as semi conductors which are halfway between a conductor and an insulator. This is a key part for most electronics, the materials is usually silicon.
- CPU's have transistors which channel electricity going in and out of the CPU using (1) and (0). (1) meaning on and (0) meaning off.
- sometimes CPU's have parallel processing which is basically dual core or quad core etc. It means when an instruction is split among multiple processors at the sa,e time making it more efficient and fast.