What makes your computer's processor tick?

IT pros and amateur computer enthusiasts alike love to get under the hood of their computers to see how they work. A Peek at Computer Electronics: Things You Should Know lets you do it vicariously, without risk to your own equipment. In this chapter download, investigate the history and inner workings of a computer's brain: its processor.

Title: A Peek at Computer Electronics: Things You Should Know
Author: Caleb Tennis
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Chapter 6: Semiconductors
ISBN: 0-9776166-8-8; Copyright 2007 Pragmatic Bookshelf. All rights reserved.
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