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## com.bea.jvm
Interface CPU

All Superinterfaces:
  Describable, HardwareComponent

public interface CPU
extends HardwareComponent

Represents a processing unit in the Machine.

Author:
  Calle Wilund
, Marcus Hirt

Method Summary
`long` | `getClockFrequency()` Returns the clock frequency of this processor in Hz.
`java.lang.String` | `getDescription()` Returns a description of the CPU.
`double` | `getLoad()` Returns the CPU load on this CPU.

Method Detail

### getLoad

    public double getLoad()
                   throws NotAvailableException

  Returns the CPU load on this CPU. This is a value between 0.0, which means no load, to 1.0 which denotes a fully saturated CPU.

  Returns:
    see above.
  Throws:
    `NotAvailableException` - if this functionality isn't available in this JVM.

### getClockFrequency

    public long getClockFrequency()
                           throws NotAvailableException

  Returns the clock frequency of this processor in Hz.

  Returns:
    the clock frequency in Hz.
  Throws:
    `NotAvailableException` - if this functionality isn't available in this JVM.

### getDescription

    public java.lang.String getDescription()

  Returns a description of the CPU. For example Intel P3 1400Mhz.

  Specified by:
    `getDescription` in interface `Describable`
  Returns:
    see above.
  See Also:
    `Describable.getDescription()`

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