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Nearly everything you use to run your computer or enhance its performance is either part of the motherboard or plugs into it. Learn about this essential computer component.
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How Microprocessors Work
The microprocessor determines the processing power available for any application you run -- without it, there IS no computer. Learn all about this amazing, ever-shrinking technology that makes your computer compute.
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