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Computer chips are built on a slice of silicon. Silicon forms the basis of transistors which make up a complete circuit. The circuit is photo etched onto the silcon forming complex circuits containg transistors, resistors, capacitors and diodes.
The silicon is grown as a single crystal. The crystal is then sliced into thin wafers, onto which the circuit is etched. These resemble a sliced potato or CHIP.
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What technology led to the growth of the new media?
The computer chip
What is a small chip that performs calculation and carries out the instruction you give to your computer?
this is called a central processing unit
Do computer and chip manufacturers use the term microprocessor to refer to a personal computer processor chip?
microprocessor
What of the computer chip's job is not part?
This question no sense.
Answers to the case of the missing computer chip?
it was Ginny
What is the main chip in a computer called?
processor
What is sometimes called a computer-on-a-chip?
Microprocessors
What technology led to the growth of the new media?
The computer chip
Permanently etched programs on a chip to begin executing the computer's instructions is called?
Bios
Is the chip for the computer is called the brain?
It's called the Processor, or more precisely, the CPU (Central Processing Unit)
What is the common condition that is caused by the thermal expansion and cooling of computer components called?
It is generally called "Chip Creep".
Where was the computer chip invented?
The computer chip was invented in America by Lee de Forest!!!!
On a personal computer all processing functions are contained on a single electronic chip called a?
microprocessor
What is a small chip that performs calculation and carries out the instruction you give to your computer?
this is called a central processing unit
What is chameleon chip?
A computer chip used in Xboxes and elsewhere.
What memory is readable but not writeable in a chip computer?
BIOS chip
Do computer and chip manufacturers use the term microprocessor to refer to a personal computer processor chip?
microprocessor
