Computer hardware

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 ...