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Desktop PC
Any personal computing system that is small enough to be used at a desk.
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Drive mapping
Computer; Desktop PC
The assignment of a letter or name to a disc drive so that the operating system or network server can identify and locate it. For example, in PCs, the primary drive mappings are A: and B: for floppy ...
Drive number
Computer; Desktop PC
The naming convention for Macintosh disc drives. For example, a two-drive system calls its drives 0 and 1.
Central processing unit
Computer; Desktop PC
Central Processing Unit is the core of a computer; necessary for computing performance. Hard ware.
Control panel
Computer; Desktop PC
A Windows programme that collects and displays for users the system-level features of the computer, including hardware and software setup and configuration. From Control Panel, users can click ...
Properties
Computer; Desktop PC
A dockable window that displays the properties that are set on the selected object. In most cases, the property values can be edited in the window.
Infrastructure layer
Computer; Desktop PC
The layer that represents the IT administration of the physical hardware and operating systems that support the services layer.
