The processor consists of a microprocessor, which is a circuit board on
which are mounted conductive chips, memory chips, and other components linked
together by system board lines or channels in the form of control, address, and
data buses. In addition, a processor has adaptor boards, which are electronics
circuits providing specialized functions such as graphics, or which connect a
system board to input or output devices. The system board also consists of
electronic devices, such as an electronic clock for controlling the speed of
operation; acumulators, which store numeric data running the course of processing;
and various registers, including sequence control register, address register,
and function register.