Forgive my ignorance, but how does a processor's multiplier work? That is, would a 1.6GHz Northwood-A (400MHz FSB) processor have a multiplier of 16 due to the fact that 16 X 100 (MHz FSB) = 1600 ...

Having recently completed a timber sale on a family 40, I was reminded of how important loggers are to our society and economy. More important, most of them just really nice people. The northern ...

That being said, the fundamental principles of how processors work remain consistent across all designs.

Now that we know how processors work at a high level, it's time to dive deeper into their internal components and how they are designed. This article is the second part of our series on processor ...