Independent processing unit within a processor.

Electrical voltage supplied to a processor core.

Central processing unit executing computer instructions.

Hardware designed to remove heat from a CPU.

Fan used to cool a processor heatsink.

Physical package containing one or more processor dies.

Motherboard connector designed to hold a processor.

Voltage-regulation circuitry supplying stable CPU power.

Circuit using a crystal to generate precise clock signals.

Piezoelectric component used for frequency generation.

Modem providing network access through cable television infrastructure.

Device dividing a cable signal among multiple outputs.

Touch-sensitive button detecting capacitance changes.

Hardware detecting touch through capacitive sensing.

Equivalent series resistance of a capacitor.

Expansion bus architecture derived from PC Card technology.

Board providing connectors and support for a module.

Another term for a board carrying an electronic module.

Circuit controlling electrical charging processes.

Circuit generating higher or lower voltages using capacitors.

Physical package enclosing a semiconductor die.

Signal selecting a specific hardware device or memory chip.

Circuit distributing a clock signal to multiple destinations.

Circuit reducing a clock frequency by a specified factor.

Hardware region operating according to a particular clock.

Integrated circuit producing multiple timing signals.

Chip multiplying an input clock frequency.

Digital inverter implemented using CMOS circuitry.

Digital logic implemented using complementary MOS transistors.

Connector designed for coaxial cables.

Hardware or circuit that encodes and decodes data or signals.

System startup from a powered-off state.

Hardware register storing commands for a device.

Hardware managing communication protocols.

Industrial computer bus based on PCI technology.

Physical feature preventing incorrect connector insertion.

Electrical resistance at a connector contact.