Technipages

A standard CPU has three core parts. These are the substrate, the CPU die, and the IHS. The substrate is the PCB on which the rest of the CPU is placed. It has the CPU socket connector pins on its underside. The CPU die is the actual CPU. It’s precisely etched silicon that performs the processing. The CPU die also features the CPU cache tiers directly integrated to minimise … [Read more...] about What Is an Interposer?

In the real world, a mirror is an object that reflects a copy of whatever is in front of it. In the digital world, there are several definitions for mirroring. The primary usage is to describe a site that legitimately hosts copies of software. There is also port mirroring and disk mirroring, though these are less common usages. … [Read more...] about What Is a Data Mirroring?

An access log is a log file that tracks when one or more things were accessed. Access logs are an essential part of security and analytics in computing. Access logs are also an important security and safety tool in the physical world. … [Read more...] about What Is an Access Log?

Suppose you’ve ever played a competitive video game and have won games. In that case, you’ll probably have seen your opponent blame “lag” for their loss. Lag is one form of latency. Though it’s not technically the most authentic form, as latency can have multiple definitions. … [Read more...] about What Is Latency?

You’ve probably seen the bandwidth advertised if you’ve ever shopped for a new internet connection. You’ve probably seen your actual measured bandwidth if you’ve performed an internet speed test. While it’s evident that higher numbers are better, it can be a little unclear precisely what bandwidth is if you’re not all that familiar with the terminology. … [Read more...] about What Is Bandwidth?

While your requirements for a home or work computer might seem reasonable. Or even high-end, depending on your use case, it simply doesn’t compare to the processing power and storage capacity needed by large companies. Even a reasonably sized company will have data storage requirements in the dozens to hundreds of terabytes. … [Read more...] about What Is a Data Center?

To get a computer component to run at its intended performance level, it needs to be provided with the right amount of power. When overclocking, the overclocked component has an increased power draw. To provide for this, it’s often necessary to increase the voltage it’s being supplied. A common way to try to increase the stability of an overclock is to increase the supplied … [Read more...] about What Is Undervolting?

The CPU is often thought of as the brain or heart of a computer. On its own, however, a CPU is little more than a beautifully etched silicon wafer wedged between a metal plate and a circuit board. While it has a small amount of integrated cache memory, it needs to be connected to the rest of a computer to function. The motherboard forms the backbone of the computer. Most PC … [Read more...] about What Is a Motherboard?