CPU:

*CPUs are located on the motherboard.

*Motherboards have a socket for this, which is specific for a certain type of pr
ocessor
-meaning*A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer t
hat
carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arith
metic,
logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions
.
*central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains
the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
*The central processing unit (CPU) is the brain of your computer. It handles all
the instructions you give your computer, and the faster it does this, the better
.
-functions*The central processing unit (CPU) of a computer is a piece of hardware that car
ries out
the instructions of a computer program.
*It performs the basic arithmetical, logical,
and input/output operations of a computer system.
*The CPU is like the brains of the computer - every instruction,
no matter how simple, has to go through the CPU.
*The amount of data that a cpu can process at a time is based on the size of the
processor data bus
*to communicate with pheripherals using system bus
-components*Arithmethic Logical Unit(ALU),
-perform simple arithmetic and logical operations
*Control Unit(CU)
-manages the various components of the computer
-it reads and interprets instruction from memory and transforms them int
o
a series of signals to activate other parts of the computer
*Cache
-served as high speed memory where instructions can be copied and retrie
ved
-system clock*an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal t

hat
synchronizes all the internal components.
*the clock refers to a microchip that regulates the timing and speed of all comp
uter
functions
*Within this chip is a crystal that vibrates at a specific frequency when electr
icity
is applied