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HARDWARE :warning: (MOTHERBOARD (DEFINITION :!: is a main circuit…

- - - - PROCESSOR SLOT
        WHAT IS PROCESSOR SLOT?
        :forbidden: is a slot on the motherboard that houses a CPU and forms the electrical interface with the CPU
        
        MEMORY SLOTS
        WHAT IS MEMORY SLOT?
        :recycle: are slots on the motherboard that hold memory modules.
        
        ADAPTER CARD SLOT
        WHAT ARE ADAPTER SLOTS?
        :star: expansion slots on the motherboard that can hold adapter cards.
        :star: also known as expansion slot
- - - - BASIC COMPONENTS OF PROCESSOR
        :lock: control unit(CU)
        :lock: Arithmetic logic unit(ALU)
        
        FUNCTION OF CU
        :recycle: directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer.
        
        FUNCTION OF ALU
        : :star: performs arithmetic and logical operations.
        EXAMPLE
        Arithmetic operations: -,+
        Logical operations:==,><
        
        MANUFACTURES OF PROCESSOR
        :red_flag: INTEL
        :red_flag: AMD
        
        MACHINE CYCLE
        
        BASIC OPERATIONS
        :checkered_flag: fetch
        :checkered_flag: decode
        :checkered_flag: execute
        :checkered_flag: store
        
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- - - - DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEMORY
        :question: VOLATILE
        :question: NON VOLATILE
        
        DEFINITION
        WHAT IS VOLATILE?
        :explode: will lost its contents when the power is turned off or interrupted.
        Example:RAM
        
        EXAMPLE OF VOLATILE
        :fire: SRAM
        :fire: DRAM
        :fire: MRAM
        
        DEFINITION
        WHAT IS NON VOLATILE
        :!: does not lose its contents even when the computer power is turned off.
        
        EXAMPLES
        :confetti_ball: PROM
        :confetti_ball: EPROM
        :confetti_ball: EEPROM