Desktop PC

Desktop PC

Any personal computing system that is small enough to be used at a desk.

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Switching speed

Computer; Desktop PC

In a packet-switching telecommunications technology,such as ATM, the speed at which data packets are sent through the network. Switching speed is generally measured in kilobits or megabits per ...

System support

Computer; Desktop PC

The provision of services and material resources for the use, maintenance, and improvement of an implemented system.

A reference to an item that, when accessed,takes the user directly to that item. For example, a symbolic link in one folder on a disc could, when double-clicked, open a file that is in a completely ...

Symbol font

Computer; Desktop PC

A special font or typeface that replaces the characters normally accessible from the keyboard with alternative characters used as symbols, such as scientific, linguistic, or foreign-alphabet ...

Switching hub

Computer; Desktop PC

A central device (switch) that connects separate communication lines in a network and routes messages and packets among the computers on the network. The switch functions as a hub for the network.

System resource

Computer; Desktop PC

On the Macintosh, any of numerous routines, definitions, and data fragments that are stored in the Macintosh System file, such as font definitions and peripheral drivers.