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Computer hardware
Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.
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Clock tick
Computer; Computer hardware
The time required for the CPU to perform the simplest instruction, such as fetching the contents of a register or performing a no-operation instruction (NOP).
Video card
Computer; Computer hardware
The electronic components that generate the video signal sent through a cable to a video display. The video adapter is usually located on the computer's main system board or on an expansion board, ...
A/V conferencing edge server
Computer; Computer hardware
An Office Communications Server that resides in the perimeter network and provides a single trusted point through which media traffic can traverse NATs and firewalls.
Source
Computer; Computer hardware
The database in a particular operation that the operation does not modify.
Integrated drive electronics
Computer; Computer hardware
A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to ...
Colour monitor
Computer; Computer hardware
A monitor designed to work with a video card or adapter to produce text or graphics images in color.
PC card
Computer; Computer hardware
A removable device, approximately the size of a credit card, that can be plugged into a PCMCIA slot in a portable computer. PCMCIA devices can include modems, network adapters, and hard disc drives.
