What computer is made of
A programmable machine for processing information.
- Microprocessor — has part. The heart of a modern computer is the microprocessor.
- Flash memory — has part. Modern computers store data on SSDs with flash memory.
- Keyboard — has part. The keyboard is the main input device.
- Printed circuit board — has part. The main board.
- RAM — has part. RAM.
- Graphics processing unit — has part. The graphics processor draws the picture on screen and also runs neural-network maths.
- Boolean algebra — uses. Digital circuits implement Boolean logic.
- Von Neumann architecture — uses. Most computers store program and data in a shared memory.
- Program control of a machine — uses. A computer executes a stored program.
- Turing machine — uses. A computer is a universal Turing machine.
- Silicon — is made of. The chips are silicon.
- Copper — is made of. The conductors are copper.