Computer Hardware : What Is a Processor?

February 10th, 2012 by admin


A processor is also known as the CPU, or central processing unit, and is the main brain of the computer. Processors can be single core, dual core or even quad core, and they frequently have a heat sink on top of them. Get a computer processor with enough core power for your tasks with advice from a computer specialist in this free video on computer processors.

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14 Responses to “Computer Hardware : What Is a Processor?”

  1. Comment bystinky6424

    I am buying a triple-core amd athlon processor is that good . Mainly for video gaming

  2. Comment bywakaboomnick

    @athensluna0052
    Your computer will run alot smoother from a dual to quad core, i suggest the i5 intel processor or a 6 core AMD processor instead of a quad core. Nothing inside your computer will be gone, that is inside your hardrive

  3. Comment byathensluna0052

    Hey, i don’t know much about computers… Can somebody answer my question please…? If I change my computer’s processor from dual-core to quad-core, will my computer run faster? And will some of the things inside my computer will be gone if i change my processor?

  4. Comment byunknownfakename

    You fail at explaining. You did not explain it very well. All you said it was is “its the main brain of the computer.

  5. Comment byFastRedDragon

    ok I get the idea of what a processor does but what is the 2.3 GHz? speed? size???

    ( my computer has a AMD Phenom quad core 2.3 GHz )

    I’m finding it hard to keep up with the termanology of CPU’s and video cards.

  6. Comment byscoobydoobydoo1212

    Thanks for posting this video mate

  7. Comment byilovehalo45

    @t2491tom browski i dont play halo,,,,, i made this accoutn when i was 10 years old youtube had first came out and i recently abondened it… i just came back to check it.

  8. Comment byt2491tom

    @ilovehalo45 hahaha typical question for a person that loves halo and just so you know your question is unanswerable.

  9. Comment bysam0steve

    wireless net connection don’t contain any MAC address..?

  10. Comment byTheGayAsianBlackMan

    @therandomvideoer get an intel i5

  11. Comment byrotomkid

    i doing up a guys windows 98 NOT IN SE its the 1st on made of 98 trying to get it 2 a windows 7 its HARD AS FUCK since in 11 years old lol i got ma bro john 2 help me lol

  12. Comment byilovehalo45

    is a 64 bit better the n an intel centrino??

  13. Comment bytherandomvideoer

    im custumizing my laptop and i needed to know what processor to get so thx!

  14. Comment bypaulinbin360

    thx