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[edit] Intel - Top Management Case
[edit] Computing Terms
[edit] RAM (Random Access Memory)
Often confused with storage (hard drive space) - used when actively using computer - for example: to load/run programs.
[edit] Microprocessor (aka CPU (Central Processing Unit))
What makes the computer go. It's not the big box under your desk - it's a very small (>2in square) chip inside. Performs most computations.
[edit] Background
- Founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame)
- Started out making RAM
- Invented Microprocessor in 1971
- Stock market valuation peaked in Sept. 2000 (@$510 billion)
