Computer hardware

Computer hardware

Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.

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Computer hardware

The entire process by which a computer completes basic operations. This consists of fetching instructions from memory, determining the purpose of the instruction and executing the instruction. This ...

Central processing unit

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The central processing unit (CPU) is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations ...

Random access memory

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Random access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage.

Disc operating system

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Disc Operating System (DOS) refers to an operating system software used in most computers that provides the abstraction and management of secondary storage devices and the information on them (e.g., ...

Uninterruptible power supply

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An uninterruptible power supply is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source, typically mains power, fails.

Modem

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A modem (modulator-demodulator) is a device that modulates an analogue carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information.

The Wearable Computer

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The Pomo Wearable Computer was manufactured by Xybernaut in 2002. It was what it sounds like- a computer you can wear. Why would people want to roam around with wires hanging off their heads and ...