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 ...

peripheral component interconnect

Computer; Computer hardware

A specification introduced by Intel Corporation that defines a local bus system that allows up to 10 PCI-compliant expansion cards to be installed in the computer.

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 ...

secure digital card

Computer; Computer hardware

A memory card about the size of a postage stamp that is supported by many types of devices.

A type of disk-drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card. IDE offers advantages such as look-ahead caching to ...