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A silicon chip that contains a CPU

Microprocessors

CPU socket

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Processor sockets use a pin grid array (PGA)

Connector on the motherboard

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

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Control unit (CU)

Extracts instructions from memory and decodes and executes them

Overclock

Runnning a microprocessor at faster speeds

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K10 core

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Bobcat core

Jaguar core

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Real-Time Clock - RTC

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Clock that keeps track of the time even when the computer is turned off

Intel

Founded in 1968.

Microarchitecture Codenames

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Intel Ivy Bridge

Intel Haswell

Intel Broadwell

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The world's largest manufacturer of computer chips