Everyone has heard that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, ...

The term “central processing unit” (CPU) has popularly applied to a number of different parts of a computer over the past few decades, but it most commonly denotes the microprocessor chip that acts as ...

Today we’re going to build the ticking heart of every computer. Take the 2017 PBS Digital Studios Survey: http://surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2017. Today we’re going ...

You've probably heard the acronym CPU lots of times when you went out hunting for a laptop or desktop computer to buy. Quite often, the type of CPU in the device will be mentioned as part of the specs ...

If you’re just learning about the world of computers and electronics, the terminology used to refer to different parts can be confusing. One component term you may have encountered is “CPU,” which ...