Computer hardware

Computer hardware

Graphics cards, communications, motherboards, etc.

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Computer hardware

A card, plug, or other device that connects pieces of hardware with the computer so that information can be moved from place to place. For example, standardised interfaces such as RS-232-C standard ...

Microprocessor

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 ...

10base2

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The Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standard for baseband LANs (local area networks) using a thin coaxial cable (3/16 inch) up to 200 metres long and carrying 10 Mbps (megabits per second) in a bus topology. ...

Storage card

Computer; Computer hardware

In a server cluster, a resource that can act as the cluster's quorum resource. To be quorum-capable, a resource must provide shared storage and a means of persistent arbitration. The cluster service ...

Hot insertion

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The insertion of a device or card while there is power to the system. Many newer laptops allow for hot insertion of PCMCIA cards. High-end servers may also allow hot insertion to reduce downtimes.

Proxy server

Computer; Computer hardware

A server located on a network between client software, such as a Web browser, and another server. It intercepts all requests to the server to determine whether it can fulfil them itself. If not, it ...