2010-10-29, 02:06 PM
This site might help http://computer.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm As for infinite loops it would do the same harm as my Symantec product does on a daily basis; it keeps stuff running, wearing it out. It's not as quick a process as short circuiting an electric current because each of those switches serve as resistance and computers are supposed to handle near-infinite calculations. The process of manufacturing individual circuits and chips would be proprietary, but the general process is shown here http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Integrated-Circuit.html