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Computer hardware
Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.
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Central processing unit
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 of integrated ...
Processor
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 of integrated ...
External storage card
Computer; Computer hardware
A device for data storage that is external to a computer's main memory.
Flash memory card
Computer; Computer hardware
A device used by many digital cameras to store pictures and video. Flash memory cards store computer information such as text, pictures, and music, and can be copied, erased, and used many times.
Zero insertion force socket
Computer; Computer hardware
A type of socket design that does not require the CPU chip to be forcefully pushed into the socket.
Light-emitting diode
Computer; Computer hardware
A semiconductor device that converts electrical energy into light, used, for example, for the activity lights on computer disc drives. Light-emitting diodes work on the principle of ...
Chip set
Computer; Computer hardware
A collection of chips designed to function as a unit in the performance of some common task. The term is most commonly used to refer to the set of integrated circuits, such as the programmable ...
