eli5: At the most basic level, how is a computer programmed to know how long a unit of time is?
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We shock a little quartz crystal and it shakes, the number of shakes depends on how the crystal is cut. So because we use the same shape of crystal and same voltage we know how many times it will shake in 1 second.. we use that to figure out time in electronics especially in digital as it’s what allows us to determine if a 5v pulse is on or off and where you get the 010011001 language from.
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