This question was posed in my "Managing and Maintaining a PC" class today by a student that is in the residential electrician field. I really couldn't think of a good response. Why do computer components operate on low voltages like 3.3v, 5v. and 12v? Wouldn't higher voltage mean than you could use …

Why don't CPUs and microcontrollers operate on 24v?

GoForSmoke October 5, 2012, 8:14pm 13

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