Hardware

Hardware

1. CPU

   • control unit
     • receives instructions from RAM and directs
   • immediate access store
   • number of cores
     • not twice as fast
   • clock speed
     • measured in GH2
       • 1000 million per second
   • cache
     • high speed memory

2. binary logic

   • computer components use 0 and 1
   • high to lerance
     • stops mistakes
   • allows use of logic gates
     • AND
     • OR
     • NOT

3. memory

   • flash
     • USB
   • case
   • virtual
   • RAM
     • volitile
   • ROM
     • boot sequence

4. secondary storage

   • solid state
     • like USB
   • optical
   • magnetic