Forgive my ignorance, but how does a processor's multiplier work? That is, would a 1.6GHz Northwood-A (400MHz FSB) processor have a multiplier of 16 due to the fact that 16 X 100 (MHz FSB) = 1600 MHz?

If you're a budding young tech enthusiast or simply a casual PC purchaser, you may have seen "cache" listed in the specifications for this or that processor and wondered what exactly that is. It's ...