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Follow a file into working memory
Choose “Read a web page” and trace Storage. The blue route first shows persistent data arriving in memory, where the processor can work with it. This is a simplified story, not every transfer a browser performs.
Change the illustrated workload
Choose “Play a video.” The highlighted blue route now emphasizes memory, processing, and display output. Different applications use different hardware and software paths; the picture is not a decoder diagram.
Separate power from heat
Choose “Compile a project” and raise Illustrated heat load. Orange power routes and red heat routes become stronger. The slider changes a visual teaching cue only, not a wattage, battery life, or measured component temperature.
The main parts
- Processor
- The processor executes program instructions. This schematic combines several possible processing functions into one block and does not identify a particular CPU or GPU design.
- Memory
- Working memory holds data and instructions that software is actively using. The blue line shows a conceptual data connection, not a bus width, speed, or memory hierarchy.
- Storage
- Persistent storage keeps files when power is off. In this model it supplies a file to working memory; real systems use controllers, caches, operating-system scheduling, and many other transfers.
- Battery and power delivery
- The battery supplies stored electrical energy through power-management circuitry. The orange path is a simplified power distribution route, not a voltage, current, charging, or runtime calculation.
- Heat spreader and fan
- A heat spreader and fan route heat from warm components toward an exhaust. The red path indicates a direction in the schematic only; it does not compute temperature, airflow, fan speed, or thermal throttling.
- Display
- The display presents an output. Its connection is shown as a conceptual data path, without modeling pixels, refresh rate, brightness, or display power.