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This chapter explores the main hardware components of present-day consumer computers,including laptops, desktops, and workstations. In Section 10.1, we focus in particular on the sub-structure of the CPU. As an example, we work our way through history, elaborating on Flynn’s taxonomy, which we introduced in Section 9.3, all the way to modern day Intel x86 designs. We start with the SISD model of von Neumann architectures and end up at the MIMD model of modern multi-core CPUs.In addition, we highlight another practical aspect that can significantly impact program performance: memory, buses (the connections between different components),and the speeds associated with them. In Section 10.2, we introduce the common hardware components seen in modern consumer computers.

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Laptops, Desktops, and Workstations

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    2025年

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  • Raymond J. Spiteri,
  • Kyle Klenk

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This chapter explores the main hardware components of present-day consumer computers,including laptops, desktops, and workstations. In Section 10.1, we focus in particular on the sub-structure of the CPU. As an example, we work our way through history, elaborating on Flynn’s taxonomy, which we introduced in Section 9.3, all the way to modern day Intel x86 designs. We start with the SISD model of von Neumann architectures and end up at the MIMD model of modern multi-core CPUs.In addition, we highlight another practical aspect that can significantly impact program performance: memory, buses (the connections between different components),and the speeds associated with them. In Section 10.2, we introduce the common hardware components seen in modern consumer computers.