cpu: alterations on matters that pertain to memory
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The CPU comprises three core components:
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The CPU comprises three core components:
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- Registers (a form of memory that are positioned on the same chip as the CPU )
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- Registers (a type of memory positioned on the same chip as the CPU )
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- the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
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- the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
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- the Control Unit (CU)
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- the Control Unit (CU)
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## Electromagnetism: broader scientific context
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## Electromagnetism: broader scientific context
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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.
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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.
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