Central Processing Unit
The CPU, or central processing unit, or more simply "processor" is a chip that executes software instructions. It is the workhorse of the computer system and is found in desktop & laptop computers, cell phones, calculators, automobiles, and many other modern-day items. CPU speeds are expressed in Hertz and chips may contain one or multiple cores.
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A CPU is a processor chip, a core means that the chip may have more than one CPU inside. A dual core CPU is one chip with two ...
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Fast Facts
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Intel 4004
The first microprocessor, introduced in 1970
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Intel 8080
The first widely used microprocessor, introduced in 1974
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CPU's four operational steps
fetch, execute, decode, and writeback
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Moore's Law
Transitor counts in CPUs doubles every 2 years
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Intel 486
Microprocessor reached 1 million transistors in 1989
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Core 2 Duo
Microprocessor reached 253 million transistors in 2006
