Ever been curious how L1 and L2 cache work? We're glad you asked. Here, we deep dive into the structure and nature of one of computing's most fundamental designs and innovations.

Suppose that, ahem, a friend of mine accidentally chipped/flaked a tiny piece off the corner of an Athlon XP CPU while installing the heatsink. And let's say that my friend went ahead and ...

CPU Socket A CPU socket designates which type of motherboard it will be compatible with. In layman's terms, you'll never be able to make an AMD CPU work with an Intel socket, and vice versa.

If you ever develop an embedded system in a corporate environment, someone will probably tell you that you can only use 80% ...