computer chips

[freechus9]

this has always been plagueing me....how does a silicon chip work! i always see this green plastic thing with metal lines but i dont know what they do! AH! sry..

 

[Ecniv]

This is a good place to learn:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/motherboard.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/computer-memory.htm

 

[Ecniv]

Oh yea, lots of cool stuff on there. I cant believe how many things they have posted. Learned how a car engine worked in 10 min!!

 

[freechus9]

that site is pretty good, but i still dont understand boolean logic at ALL! someone wanna talk to me on AIM at freechus9 and explain it to me heh..

 

[b.dave]

you can get the manuals for processors from somewhere will try and fint the link?