I've been writing on CPU technology here at Ars for almost five years now, and during that time I've done my best to communicate computing concepts in as plain and accessible a manner as possible ...

The microprocessor is a small computer or CPU (central processing unit) used to do arithmetic and logical operation, controlling the system and storing the data etc. the micro processor will process ...

This chapter begins with an introduction to the basic components of a digital computer. It continues with a discussion of the basic microprocessor operations, and concludes with the description of ...