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The northbridge chip. The northbridge connects to the CPU through the front-side bus (FSB) and connects to the RAM through the memory bus.
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What is in computers?
CPU, RAM, CPU chip, Motherboard, Proccessor, hardrive, cd/dvd drive, floppy drive, wires.
Difference between the ram and pram model?
in RAM model only one CPU is work in PRAM model multiple cpu is work
Which chip does the CPU use to communicate with high-speed devices such as video cards or RAM?
Northbridge
What are small holding areas inside the CPU that work much as ram does outside the CPU?
I believe you are referring to the CACHE.Many processors have L1, L2, L3, and L4 cache.Current processors generally focus on L2 cache,NEW ones sometimes go to L3.Registers are small holding areas on the processor chip that work much as ram does outside the processor.
Is ram part of the CPU?
RAM can be part of the CPU.
How does computers microprocessor work?
The basic computer has two parts: Random Access Memory (RAM) and a Central Processing Unit (CPU.) A microprocessor is a CPU that is built on a single chip. RAM is a place where many bytes are stored. One of the things that can be stored in RAM is a series of "instructions" that tell the CPU what to do. The series of instructions is called a "program." The CPU "fetches" one instruction from RAM, "executes" that instruction, then fetches and executes the next one, and so on. Exactly what the instructions in the program tell the computer to do determines how the computer will act at any given time.
What is a ram for a CPU?
known as cache, it is embedded in the CPU on all modern chips (CPU's). the CPU RAM, or Cache, is a small amount (less than 50Kb) of very high speed ram. L1 and L2 cache is embedded in new CPU's so that the CPU can work out multiple parts of code, so that less fetch-process-verify-send procedures are made with the system ram, of which holds the whole program.
What main chip does a computer need to work?
A motherboard, central processing unit (CPU), and Ram are all necessary to make a computer work. also a power supply is also needed to power the system. these are the bare minimum to run a computer
Do you lose saved programs when changing CPU?
No. Changing a CPU is very similar to changing a ram chip, and neither should cause any loss of data or programs stored on the hard drive.
How general purpose registers increases speed of operation?
I am not quite sure how significant this is. The reason, however, is that accessing a register, which is part of the CPU, is faster than accessing RAM memory, which is located on a separate chip.I am not quite sure how significant this is. The reason, however, is that accessing a register, which is part of the CPU, is faster than accessing RAM memory, which is located on a separate chip.I am not quite sure how significant this is. The reason, however, is that accessing a register, which is part of the CPU, is faster than accessing RAM memory, which is located on a separate chip.I am not quite sure how significant this is. The reason, however, is that accessing a register, which is part of the CPU, is faster than accessing RAM memory, which is located on a separate chip.
Why does the speed of a computer increases as soon as we increase the size of the cache memory?
This would ONLY be true if the computer had been built with insufficient cash memory. Cash memory is faster than RAM and its IO performance is matched to the processing speed of the CPU chip. The cash sits between the CPU and the RAM, pre-fetching the data the CPU will need next. It therefore needs to be large enough to ensure that the processor does not use all the data in the cash before more can be staged in from the RAM. After this adding more cash will not improve performance further. Knowing this many chip manufacturers build in the cash needed for the CUP as part of the chip.
What is the function of the memory controller chip?
The memory controller hub in a PC -- often called the northbridge -- is one of two chips in the core logic chipset on a PC motherboard; the other chip in the set is usually called the southbridge. The northbridge typically handles communications among the CPU, the RAM, the BIOS ROM, the PCI-E (or AGP) video adapter, and the southbridge chip.
