Computing

Of technology and information science.   May also be referred to as computer science.

The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures.

This concept's ID is @1~32969

Computer

  • computer 40 facts

    A machine for performing calculations automatically.

  • computer circuit 5 facts

    A circuit that is part of a computer.

  • hardware 5 facts

    (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making...

  • peripheral 3 facts

    (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer;...

  • central processing unit 1 facts

    (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does...

  • node 0 facts

    (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network.

  • host 0 facts

    (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers...

Register

  • register 4 facts

    (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific...

  • accumulator 0 facts

    (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to...

  • counter 0 facts

    (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually...

  • index register 0 facts

    (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand.

Random-access Memory

  • buffer 4 facts

    (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be...

  • magnetic core memory 1 facts

    (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores;...

  • core 0 facts

    (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one...

  • RAM disk 0 facts

    (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access...

File Server

  • file server 2 facts

    (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled...

  • dedicated file server 0 facts

    (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server.

  • non-dedicated file server 0 facts

    (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a...

Drive

  • drive 7 facts

    (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium.

  • disk drive 1 facts

    Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes...

Screen

  • background 0 facts

    (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which...

  • foreground 0 facts

    (computer science) a window for an active application.

Electronic Device

  • display adapter 0 facts

    (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video...

  • dongle 0 facts

    (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for...

Security System

  • security system 1 facts

    (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks.

  • firewall 0 facts

    (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that...

Read-only Memory

Also contains

  • computer network 8 facts

    (computer science) a network of computers.

  • interface 3 facts

    (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry...

  • disk 2 facts

    (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating...

  • cache 1 facts

    (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually...

  • printer 1 facts

    (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing.

  • access 1 facts

    (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information.

  • panel 0 facts

    (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in...

  • router 0 facts

    (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks.

  • bulletin board 0 facts

    A computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access...

  • pixel 0 facts

    (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen...

  • disk controller 0 facts

    (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can...

  • DIP switch 0 facts

    (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware;...

  • control key 0 facts

    (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with...

  • backup 0 facts

    (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a...

  • rotary actuator 0 facts

    (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data...

  • desktop publishing 0 facts

    (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce...

  • light pen 0 facts

    (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or...

  • screen saver 0 facts

    (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has...

  • data encryption 0 facts

    (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes.

  • pointer 0 facts

    (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual...

  • head 0 facts

    (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic...

  • allocation 0 facts

    (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular...

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