Computer 101: Processor, Cache, Memory, Hard Drive

The way all of your computer parts work together is similar to the way you have things working in your real office. You might have your desktop (where you have your immediate work) some folders to the side (where you have the most pressing information you need to process) an organizer for folders within reach that you use to move folders back and forth from your nearby pile of folders over to your organizer. And then, a file cabinet . In fact, you may have an advanced series of file cabinets that you can retrieve information from.

This is similar to the way your computer works. You have the file cabinet (which is your hard drive) and it passes files back and forth through your memory (your organizer). You need those closer for processing so they go through your cache (which is just a go between from the processor to the memory) and finally you have your processor (which acts as the final step and you see it all on your computer desktop). The large file cabinet room… well… that is similar to your network servers.. more specifically, your file servers (if you are using your computers in a large environment with servers).

So… just imagine the files in your real world moving back and forth between your cabinet, organizer, folders and desktop. Then, at much higher speeds of course, imagine your computer doing the same things but with the hard drive, memory, cache, and processor…. Showing it all on your system’s desktop.

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