A CPU, or central processing unit, is like the brain of any computer or mobile device. CPUs receive data from every other part of the device, and then decide how and when to launch apps, display ...

In this video, we showcase the cutting of a big box of computer parts, including a CPU and a spinning hard drive, using a ...

If you’re just learning about the world of computers and electronics, the terminology used to refer to different parts can be confusing. One component term you may have encountered is “CPU ...

Part 1: Computer Architecture Fundamentals (instruction sets, caching, pipelines, hyperthreading) Part 2: CPU Design Process (schematics, transistors, logic gates, clocking) ...

Your computer's brain is the CPU: that's where all of the programming and computing happens. But its nervous system is the motherboard, which uses circuits to connect the CPU to the other pieces ...

In some cases, that happens because one of the computer's parts are mismatched with the rest, ... and one of the most common items that can cause it is an underpowered CPU.

You've probably heard the acronym CPU lots of times when you went out hunting for a laptop or desktop computer to buy. Quite often, the type of CPU in the device will be mentioned as part of the ...

Upgrade your computer's CPU with some tools and a little know-how. ... The heatsink is the part of your computer that connects to your processor on one end, and your fan on the other end.

Steve Chamberlin, a Belmont, California, videogame developer by day, set out on a quest to custom design and build his own 8-bit computer. The homebrew CPU would be called Big Mess of Wires or BMOW.