Transistors

mpanies thrive off selling CPUs, which consist of bill

ny transistors on a computer chip
nsistors are tiny switches that are triggered by electr
als. Like a switch, but instead of connecting or
onnecting, transistors conduct or insulate.
nsistors make arithmetic calculations on the chip po
se days, companies are trying to make them smalle
ller (more profit)

ore's law: the number of transistors on a chip will do

y two years -- has been true from 1965 to 2015
ular CPU makers: Intel, AMD, Apple, NVIDIA, Qualco
aving a fast CPU enough to have a fast computer?