Componentes del CPU (Unidad Central de Procesamiento)

Computer Parts

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

• Also known as the brain of the computer
• Executes instructions and performs calculations
• Components:
  • Control Unit: retrieves and decodes instructions
  • Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU): performs calculations and logical operations
  • Registers: small amount of on-chip memory for storing data temporarily
• Performance measured in:
  • Clock Speed (GHz): how fast the CPU can execute instructions
  • Number of Cores: multiple processing units for multitasking and increased performance

RAM (Random Access Memory)

• Temporary storage for data and applications
• Data is lost when power is turned off
• Types:
  • DDR3/DDR4/DDR5: different generations with increasing speed and capacity
  • SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory): synchronous with CPU clock speed
• Capacity measured in GB (Gigabytes) or TB (Terabytes)
• Importance: more RAM allows for more applications to run simultaneously and faster performance

GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)

• Specialized processor for graphics rendering and computation
• Components:
  • CUDA Cores (NVIDIA) or Stream Processors (AMD): execute graphics and compute tasks
  • Memory: dedicated video memory (VRAM) for storing graphics data
• Performance measured in:
  • Clock Speed (MHz): how fast the GPU can execute instructions
  • Memory Bandwidth: how fast data can be transferred between GPU and system memory
• Importance: necessary for gaming, video editing, and other graphics-intensive applications