Search results for "Computer hardware" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Computer museums focus on computer hardware, software, and notable ... *Wallich, P. "The Ghosts of Computers Past Landmark Computer ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- Computer software is a program that enables a computer to perform a specific task, as opposed to the physical components of the system (hardware ...20 KB (2,988 words) - 02:36, 8 January 2024
- Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer technology to aid ... important technology within the scope of computer-aided technologies, with ...14 KB (2,113 words) - 00:24, 8 January 2024
- Computer animation is the art of creating moving images through the ... Computer animation can be seen in a large variety of media today, ...20 KB (3,215 words) - 00:25, 8 January 2024
- usually read on personal computers or on hardware devices known as e-book ... e-books included technical manuals for hardware, manufacturing techniques ...12 KB (1,743 words) - 21:37, 25 September 2020
- As computer-aided design has become more popular, reverse engineering ... has been the overwhelmingly dominant computer hardware platform for many years ...15 KB (2,267 words) - 19:59, 8 December 2022
- A hardware-accessed link is a link that activates directly via an ... of automated cross-referencing into the computer context, made it applicable ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 13:21, 4 February 2023
- Computer graphics, a subfield of computer science, is concerned with ... Today, computer graphics can be seen in almost every illustration ...34 KB (4,961 words) - 02:33, 8 January 2024
- can be edited using readily available hardware and software. Also, the ... appeared in the form of QuickTime, Apple Computer's architecture for ...13 KB (1,891 words) - 14:39, 29 January 2024
- is, software closely tied to specific hardware and unlikely to require ... from an external source (e.g. a personal computer via a serial cable). Flash ...21 KB (3,125 words) - 19:08, 16 April 2023
- Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information ... science. For example, the study of computer hardware is usually considered ...20 KB (2,897 words) - 02:35, 8 January 2024
- Standards and cryptographic software and hardware to perform encryption are ... is not in a format readable by a human or computer without the proper mechanism ...13 KB (1,971 words) - 16:34, 5 January 2021
- an ILS and instead use a simpler library computer system which has limited ... ==Library computer system== A library computer system is the software ...16 KB (2,219 words) - 22:54, 5 February 2023
- As both SRAM and DRAM are volatile, other forms of computer storage ... Many computer systems have a memory hierarchy consisting of CPU registers ...15 KB (2,297 words) - 17:22, 16 April 2023
- and one or more joysticks. Early personal computer based games historically ... to a game that is played on a personal computer connected to a high-resolution ...26 KB (4,049 words) - 20:12, 3 May 2023
- Computer programming (often simply programming or coding) is the craft ... allowed programs to be stored in computer memory. Early programs had ...22 KB (3,260 words) - 02:35, 8 January 2024
- A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list ... solely due to programmer oversight. Computer hardware may fail or may itself ...50 KB (7,240 words) - 00:24, 8 January 2024
- kinds of items such as DVDs, music CDs, computer software, video games, electronics ... on personal computers, or on dedicated hardware devices known as e-book ...13 KB (2,008 words) - 19:27, 20 November 2023
- Computer hardware and software systems commonly use a binary representation ... Both computer hardware and software also use internal representations ...18 KB (2,501 words) - 09:02, 28 January 2024
- light—hence the name optical disc. A computer's peripheral device ... than 790 million units, and 35.5 million hardware players in less than five years. ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 10:36, 11 March 2023
- engineering and is equally important in hardware design for computer engineering ... fans for air cooling, and other forms of computer cooling such as water cooling ...15 KB (2,062 words) - 16:04, 13 February 2024
- {{Infobox Computer Hardware Generic | name = Microprocessor ... typically serve as the CPU in a computer system, embedded system ...25 KB (3,612 words) - 17:30, 9 November 2022
- processor, is the component in a digital computer that interprets computer ... class of logic machines that can execute computer programs. This broad definition ...48 KB (7,311 words) - 23:56, 3 December 2023
- (such as an office) or device (such as a computer). Moreover, the scope of ... as the performance of the software and hardware used, and the accuracy of ...14 KB (2,173 words) - 17:56, 31 October 2023
- and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Standard Computer Dictionary: A Compilation ... Interoperability exists in various ways: Hardware, software, technology ...21 KB (2,868 words) - 13:29, 7 February 2023
- advance may be similar to a handheld computer, where the notations are ... display graphics, and include features of computer algebra systems. They are ...24 KB (3,458 words) - 18:22, 25 November 2023
- which range from the donation of computer hardware and software to establishing ... can mean not only unequal access to computer hardware, but also inequalities ...29 KB (4,205 words) - 14:35, 29 January 2024
- or conducted exclusively in a virtual, computer-supported mediated environment ... as network troubleshooting, involving hardware, software, and networking ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 22:32, 7 January 2024
- and constant changes in software and hardware environments, deterioration ... or decoding technology is abandoned, or a hardware device is no longer in production ...34 KB (4,699 words) - 14:38, 29 January 2024
- a state where the distinction between video art, computer, art or game has become impossible. Computer is becoming artistic and art is becoming computerized ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 01:11, 11 November 2022
- actuators, controlled by state of the art computer technology. for the development and testing of flight hardware, flight software, and aircraft ...23 KB (3,448 words) - 17:38, 28 March 2024
- mapping theory concerns both psychology and computer science. ... It has had reasonable success in computer science and artificial intelligence ...19 KB (2,812 words) - 18:56, 26 July 2023
- first fully functional and programmable computer. In 1946, the ENIAC (Electronic ... thus ignited development of the personal computer. The first realization of ...26 KB (3,608 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- portal. The company also markets computer hardware products such as mice ... The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the ...49 KB (6,708 words) - 10:40, 10 March 2023
- '1s and 0s' of a personal computer into sounds that can be ... at ticketing offices, tied to a central computer that managed availability ...43 KB (6,933 words) - 19:24, 9 November 2022
- ) formerly Apple Computer Inc., is an American multinational corporation ... the company was called "Apple Computer, Inc." for its first ...56 KB (7,806 words) - 15:54, 11 August 2023
- to left.) In any case this analysis of hardware lead to the use of the same ... because of the expense of testing, computer programs can calculate failure ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 20:39, 17 April 2023
- over other media, such as a telephone or computer network or via an optical link. ... Telemetry hardware is useful for tracking persons and property in ...8 KB (1,232 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- with special effects. With the advent of computer graphics imaging, special ... and optical printers, to modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) ...30 KB (4,494 words) - 19:11, 7 February 2023
- century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and offers ... history as the world's largest computer company; with over 350,000 ...48 KB (6,957 words) - 06:47, 6 March 2024
- often (mistakenly) considered a branch of computer science. It is actually ... has been given in recent years to human–computer interaction, groupware ...37 KB (5,078 words) - 17:20, 15 April 2021
- * In most commonly used computer programming languages, including ... In computer science, the base 2 logarithm is sometimes written as ...27 KB (4,283 words) - 20:58, 3 November 2022
- and through the use of audiovisual and computer technologies, but paper ... changing and newer versions of computer hardware and software often ...25 KB (4,009 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- select lines of products such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, ... systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. Electronic commerce ...16 KB (2,486 words) - 08:16, 4 August 2022
- allows communication between people. In computer science, a tool is a software ... Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores and Garden Centers ...10 KB (1,479 words) - 17:21, 18 April 2023
- the Z3, the world's first functional computer. In 1946, the ENIAC (Electronic ... ignited the development of the personal computer. Hoff's invention was ...28 KB (3,902 words) - 16:01, 13 February 2024
- themselves with the brain, such as computer science and philosophy. not necessarily brain mechanisms. Computer scientists have produced ...28 KB (4,199 words) - 22:35, 20 November 2023
- {{ infobox computer hardware generic | name = Hard disk drive ... In the computer and semiconductor industries the prefix kilo is used ...35 KB (5,548 words) - 13:29, 24 January 2023
- known as IC, microchip, silicon chip, computer chip or chip) is a miniaturized ... from a common wristwatch to a personal computer has Integrated Circuits ...29 KB (4,001 words) - 06:15, 6 March 2024
- radians and, sometimes, Grad. Most computer programming languages provide ... engineering, civil engineering, computer graphics, cartography, crystallography ...19 KB (2,702 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks ... data communications system. It is a hardware and software infrastructure ...48 KB (7,277 words) - 23:46, 30 November 2022
- and, more recently, in set theory and computer science. As a science, logic ... * Boolean logic as fundamental to computer hardware: particularly ...31 KB (4,895 words) - 20:58, 3 November 2022
- set theory, topology, economics, computer science, numerical analysis ... which was widely distributed, described a computer architecture in which data ...30 KB (4,433 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
- clubs. Seiko-Epson produces networking hardware, software, printers, and ... thousandth of a second, data processing computer systems, and all types of ...18 KB (2,543 words) - 02:46, 21 April 2023
- *Michael Dell (computer retail) *George Eastman (photography) ... *Steve Jobs (computer hardware, software) *Scott A. Jones (voicemail ...16 KB (2,206 words) - 22:07, 4 July 2020
- in the fields of sociobiology, computer science, evolutionary psychology ... and strong AI theorists, computer software (with the brain ...35 KB (5,274 words) - 18:47, 9 November 2022
- excess of acquisition and upkeep of the hardware) and broadcasters were compensated ... sources, and direct image generation by computer for such purposes as station ...27 KB (3,983 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- Much research went into the Shuttle computer system. The Shuttle uses ... in lockstep, checking each other. If one computer fails, the three functioning ...43 KB (6,281 words) - 15:42, 4 February 2023
- the earliest known model of a mechanical computer in history, and the mechanical ... In 1990, with the rise of computer technology, the first search engine ...41 KB (5,793 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- (for example, industrial engineering, computer engineering, electrical ... by the world; needs of agents (human, hardware, and software); and interaction ...28 KB (3,868 words) - 00:58, 21 April 2023
- most of the modulation and traditional hardware systems are now being changed ... listening to radio broadcast via a home computer or even via cellular phones ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential ... introduced Jobs to another, older computer whiz kid, Steve Wozniak ...55 KB (7,618 words) - 00:27, 26 February 2023
- * [http://web.archive.org/web/%2A/www.apple.com Apple Computer] ... Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. They ...28 KB (4,060 words) - 10:40, 6 March 2024
- in cartography. Specifically, computer hardware devices such as computer screens, plotters, printers, scanners (remote and document), and analytic ...27 KB (4,007 words) - 00:45, 29 November 2023
- [[Image:Nitrogen_-Molecular-.JPG|thumb|150px|left|A computer rendering ... * It is a supplement for cooling computer hardware such as a central ...22 KB (3,304 words) - 02:26, 16 November 2022
- of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also ... be material; virtual technology, such as computer software and business methods ...30 KB (4,303 words) - 17:50, 14 November 2022
- FireWire (some also use USB 2.0) to a computer, where the huge files (for ... Now, however, a contemporary Personal Computer of even modest power can ...34 KB (5,130 words) - 18:53, 25 November 2023
- to be a branch of both mathematics and computer science, and is affiliated ... examples include security of ATM cards, computer passwords, and electronic ...47 KB (6,889 words) - 06:31, 11 January 2024
- **VHDL: VHSIC Hardware Description Language, i.e. Very High Speed ... for example UNIVAC from UNIVersal Automatic Computer. American Speech ...44 KB (6,504 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- shifted from one-off flights to renewable hardware, such as the Space Shuttle ... including development of the modern computer, lasers, and so forth. ...20 KB (2,963 words) - 19:03, 7 February 2023
- visits to Russia to acquire military hardware, including AK-47's ... of religion, funded by a successful computer business and donations, ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 17:50, 22 August 2023
- and foremost for reducing receiver-hardware and antenna requirement. ... * Most newer computer graphics cards have either HDMI or DVI interfaces ...44 KB (6,466 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023
- of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care ...26 KB (3,556 words) - 15:09, 25 January 2023
- and silicon integrated circuit (IC) chips in the Apollo Guidance Computer ... above the surface of the Moon, the LM guidance computer (LGC) distracted ...97 KB (14,466 words) - 15:45, 11 August 2023
- national security, such as producers of military hardware, should be protected. That way the nation will not have to depend on outside suppliers during ...32 KB (5,003 words) - 04:32, 27 February 2023
- polymers. Sculptors are also using CNC (Computer Numerical Control) mills ... parts, tools, machine parts, and hardware in many of his sculptures ...27 KB (4,032 words) - 17:31, 25 January 2023
- select lines of products such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, ... a toy department, a department for computer and electronics, a small ...29 KB (4,395 words) - 09:47, 29 January 2024
- for father and son; they both entered the computer field as consultants and ... Kemeny, would later go on to co-write the computer language BASIC). Later, ...54 KB (8,060 words) - 20:15, 8 December 2022
- ch/OpenTheremin/ Open Theremin], an open hardware and open software project ... on the soundtrack for the 2006 MMORPG computer game Soul of the Ultimate ...52 KB (7,562 words) - 23:57, 12 March 2023
- products, including computers, communications hardware, aircraft, and spacecraft, and newer applications continue to be tested. ==History== ...28 KB (4,345 words) - 08:13, 24 January 2023
- molds. Between 1436 and 1450 he developed hardware and techniques for casting ... vending machine displays, online, and computer screen displays. ...43 KB (6,355 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- about the potential for surveillance of computer records to erode human rights ... involvement in production of military hardware dating back to the war economy ...83 KB (12,275 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- have their own cable television, computer network, and official newspaper. ... which includes statues and military hardware, accompanied by powerful ...63 KB (8,988 words) - 16:33, 10 November 2022