From 1f4071fd6271bbbc9bc1a6599fc24266779a4bb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thomasabishop Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:38:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] cpu: alterations on matters that pertain to memory --- Computer_Architecture/CPU/CPU_architecture.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Computer_Architecture/CPU/CPU_architecture.md b/Computer_Architecture/CPU/CPU_architecture.md index eec574d..b5f2682 100644 --- a/Computer_Architecture/CPU/CPU_architecture.md +++ b/Computer_Architecture/CPU/CPU_architecture.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ At the core of a computer sits the Central Processing Unit. This is the assembly The CPU comprises three core components: -- Registers (a form of memory that are positioned on the same chip as the CPU ) +- Registers (a type of memory positioned on the same chip as the CPU ) - the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - the Control Unit (CU) @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Each "cycle" is the execution of a process that commences once the [kernel](/Ope ## Electromagnetism: broader scientific context -Hertz was the scientist who detected [electromagentic waves](/Electronics_and_Hardware/Physics_of_electricity/Electromagnetism.md) and more broadly in science, we use Hertz to measure the frequency of electromatic wave cycles in a signal. +Hertz was the scientist who detected [electromagentic waves](/Electronics_and_Hardware/Physics_of_electricity/Electromagnetism.md). We use Hertz as a measure of the frequency of electromatic wave cycles in a signal. ![](/_img/hertz_wave_freq.gif)