Application Computer Specifications
Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T6570 @ 2.10GHz 39 °C
Penryn 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-14)
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 3072 (Intel Genuine processor)
Graphics
Generic Non-PnP Monitor (1360x768@60Hz)
Generic PnP Monitor (1360x768@60Hz)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (HP)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (HP)
Storage
298GB Western Digital WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1 ATA Device (SATA) 41 °C
Optical Drives
hp CDDVDW TS-L633N ATA Device
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
Figure 1: Specifications Summary
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the brain of the computer. Several people are always oblivious of the importance of this part in the operations of a computer. The CPU is made up of the control unit and the arithmetical logic unit (Rouse, 2016). The arithmetical logic unit is charged with the responsibility of performing arithmetic and logical operations within the computer. The Control unit, on the other hand, is charged with the responsibility of fetching, decoding and executing various processes within the computer (Rouse, 2016). Currently, the most widely used processors are Intel and AMD Athlon. In the past, the central processing unit had just one processor. With time, Intel introduced the dual-core processors
The first basic function of the CPU is fetching. Here, the instructions are imported into memory and every instruction is assigned an address. The instructions are tracked using the various address numbers. So when the processor wants to execute an instruction, it only fetches the memory address. The second function of the CPU is decoding. Here, all programs to be executed are converted into the language that the computer can understand. The third function is execution. Under execution, the computer may choose to perform arithmetic, transfer data or shift to another available address (Rouse, 2016). The last function is storage. After execution, the output of the process is written into the computer memory.
Reference
Rouse, M. (2016). Processor (CPU). Tech Target. Retrieved from <http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/processor >
