Compact disc

A small optical disc (@ 120mm/dia, c1982 by Sony) on which music, data, or images are digitally recorded for playback (spin-rate: 1X = 150KB/s). A "read-only memory" attributed ...

compact disc (CD)

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A digital, high-density optical disc, used in high-fidelity stereo sound systems. Also used to store computer data. The information is encoded as tiny pits on the surface of the ...

iMad

Computer; Computer hardware

Term used to describe Apple addicts, who must always be amongst the first to buy all the newest Apple Gadgets, think poorly of any other similar products and are willing to stand ...

closed-circuit television

Computer; Computer hardware

The use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, ...

CPU

Computer; Computer hardware

CPU is short for Central Processing Unit, it is the core of a computer; Necessary for computing performance. It is used in a lot of 3c products.

mouse

Computer; Computer hardware

A small device that is moved by hand across a surface to control the movement of the cursor on a computer screen.

CPU

Computer; Computer hardware

The computational and control unit of a computer. The CPU is the device that interprets and executes instructions. Mainframes and early minicomputers contained circuit boards full ...

smps

Computer; Computer hardware

D.C. to D.C. converters and D.C. to A.C. Converters belong to the category of Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS). The various types of voltage regulators, used in Linear Power ...