The first step toward finding out if your computer's processor is dead is to see what happens right after you power it on. This is because many motherboards issue a series of beeps in different ...

Curious about the brain of your computer? The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is crucial as it defines your computer’s capabilities and how efficiently it can run software applications. Here’s how you ...

QUESTION: I’m in the market for a new computer. Which processor I should be considering? ANSWER: The processor plays an important role in any computer, but the deciding factor is what you plan to do ...

This may be the most minimal computer that we’ve ever seen running BASIC. Hackaday.io user [Kodera2t] has been working through the history of computing, so after his 4-bit CPU, he stepped up his game ...

Although ARM CPUs have been making headway in several areas of computing over the last decade or so, the vast majority of desktop, laptop and server CPUs are still based on the x86 architecture. How ...

Although PCs can streamline the completion of certain tasks, if your business relies on computers to perform critical processes, you also have to deal with repairing and upgrading equipment on a ...

Every desktop computer or laptop holds at least one processor, commonly known as a CPU or the Central Processing Unit. This processor is one of the most important components in your system as it ...

Today we’re going to build the ticking heart of every computer. Take the 2017 PBS Digital Studios Survey: http://surveymonkey.com/r/pbsds2017. Today we’re going ...