Compute a Computer 2024

 How It Works! Compute A Computer's Way Of Sharing Back to the World - Jan 9, 2024 By Aiden C - Compiled From Presentations By Gustavo, Ryan, Kien, and Myself  ---   On day 2 of our J-term, everybody in Compute a Computer made presentations on each computer part. This blog is a synopsis of those, explaining to you (dear reader), how each one works! We wanted to help give those interested in our course an idea of what we're doing and what we're learning. The motherboard is the first part of a computer I'll be talking about in this blog, and it's like the backbone of the computer. It's what every other part of the computer plugs into, and it's how all externals (mouse, keyboard, storage, fans, etc) connect to the CPU, GPU, RAM, and other on-motherboard computer parts.     The largest part on most motherboards, aside from the cooling, is the CPU slot. It consists of a square slot where the CPU is placed, and usually has around a thousand holes for the pins on ...

CPU: The CPU is the powerhouse of the computer. The CPU contains three parts the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit), the control unit, and the register set. All three parts work together to process information and execute functions. The information or function is sent through the control unit then the control unit will send it to the ALU the ALU will solve or execute the function while it is solving the problem it will put parts of it into the register set to come back to it later. Once solved the information will be sent up to the control unit and finally the control unit will export the solution.  When buying a CPU there are multiple things that need to be accounted for such as the brand and cores and threads. There are two primary brands that sell CPU’s Intel and AMD. Intel is known for having better CPU’s that are high-performance. AMD is well known for being cost-efficient. Both brands produce good-quality CPU’s it is up to the buyer to decide what they need. Another thing to conside...