cpu: alterations on matters that pertain to memory

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@ -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: 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 Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
- the Control Unit (CU) - 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 ## 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) ![](/_img/hertz_wave_freq.gif)