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A silicon chip that contains a CPU
Microprocessors
CPU socket
Houses a CPU
Processor sockets use a pin grid array (PGA)
Connector on the motherboard
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Performs arithmetic and logical operations
Control unit (CU)
Extracts instructions from memory and decodes and executes them
Overclock
Runnning a microprocessor at faster speeds
AMD
Founded in 1969.
K8 core
K10 core
Bulldozer module
Bobcat core
Jaguar core
AMD is challenging Intel with a set of Intel-compatible microprocessors
CPU time
The amount of time the CPU is actually executing instructions
Real-Time Clock - RTC
Special battery
Clock that keeps track of the time even when the computer is turned off
Intel
Founded in 1968.
Microarchitecture Codenames
Intel Sandy Bridge
Intel Ivy Bridge
Intel Haswell
Intel Broadwell
Intel Skylake
The world's largest manufacturer of computer chips