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Computer Hardware
Computer hardware is a general term used to refer to all the physical parts of a computer. Internal hardware devices include hard drives and motherboards, while external hardware devices include monitors, mice, keyboards, and printers.
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What does the superscript 6 refer to?
usually it means a power, such as 2 with superscript 6 is 2 to the 6th power this is 2x2x2x2x2x2.
Can you upgrade a 2.0 pixel shader to a 3.0 without buying new hardware?
No, the pixel shader is built into the hardware
Which is the fastest a 64 bit CPU 32 bit CPU 16 bit CPU?
64bit, It can use more than 3gb of ram, while 32bit can utilise only 3gb.
Can a computer that has no braoadband or internet still produce a WiFi field?
computers alone have no function or hardware that allows them to produce a wifi capability, only routers which are connected to a modem can produce a "wifi field"
Why is it more expensive to add peripheral devices to a SCSI subsystem than IDE?
SCSI is a much less popular interface, and so production costs are higher (due to lower demand)
It is also physically more expensive for the materials to produce them, as SCSI is a much larger interface with more, larger, and higher quality cable. In the case of SAS (Serially Attached SCSI) and fiberlink SCSI, these are also expensive to produce.
IDE is the standard for desktop systems, and as such a lot more time and money has gone into making them cheaper and more available. Plus, IDE has now been discontinued in favor of SATA, making most IDE items go into clearance.
What does the word portable mean?
1. Carried or moved with ease: a portable typewriter; a portable generator.
2. Capable of being transferred from one employer to another. Used of an employee benefit.
3. Computer Science Relating to or being software that can run on two or more kinds of computers or with two or more kinds of operating systems.
4. Obsolete Bearable; endurable if you need any help on what a word means go to dictionary.com
Baud is the unit of measurement for the information carrying capacity of a communication channel. It is synonymous with bps (bits per second).
Where can you get software for your WACOM Intous3 Graphics tablet?
Drivers? At the Wacom website.
Commercial art applications? At the respective websites for: Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Freehand), Corel (Painter, Paint Shop Pro), PortalGraphics (Open Canvas), Autodesk (Sketchbook), etc. Sometimes there may also be special promotional or package deals that include such applications with the purchase of the tablet.
Shareware applications: Project Dogwaffle, etc.
Open Source applications: GIMP.org, Paint.net, Inkscape, etc.
How do you rename in my pendrive?
If you mean how do i rename my pen drive you should just simply right click it and click rename then you should type the name that you want to give it. If you want to rename Documents you can just do the same thing - right click rename etc. Hope this is of some help.
What is a circuit board that contains many integral components of the computer system?
Motherboard is the main board i.e. the housing of Multiple Circuits & Components.
What is cache coherence and why is it necessary?
Cache coherence is a property of two or more caches mirroring the same shared resource. If all caches agree about the cached content, the caches are coherent. If (at least) one cache is changed the caches are incoherent until the changes are propagated to the other caches.
Multiprocessing systems are the context where one will most likley come across the concept of cache coherence. In a shared memory multiprocessor, each processor has its own memory cache, so any change must be mirrored by all other caches, so that all processors see the same memory content. Should a processor happen to use an outdated value, the results are unpredictable. Or, if you like it better, the results are very predictably garbage.
Does every program have access to all hardware?
No, most programs have no access at all to hardware. They call device drivers through the OS to perform input and output. These device drivers are custom written to access the hardware for the device they control.
Modern computers use privileged instructions that cause an error if a user program tries to execute them to access hardware. The device drivers have the privilege to execute these instructions and access hardware.
How many gigabytes does 233.247 megabytes equal?
a gigabyte is 100 mebgabytes, so 233.247 megabytes are .233247 gigabytes.
Do you need a video card to set up two monitors in one CPU?
If you want to work with two monitors you will need a monitor switch box or a second video card to connect two SVGA monitors to one computer. You'll need Windows XP or Mac OS X or newer.
WMPCD is a type of digital protocol. It is used by the Windows and helps users use URL syntax to specify compact disc tracks.
What are the different types of memory access?
There are two types of memory access.
1- uniform memory access (uma)
2- non-uniform memory access (numa)
What is a xboo cable and how can you make one?
It is a cable that connects the Nintendo DS to the computer.
http://www.devkitpro.org/downloads/xboo-communicator/
That file has a doc on how to make one.
What are the basic components and elements of input output memory storage deviceS?
Any device for storing data must have certain components. A way of getting information into the device is usually done through the network the device is connected to. The same arrangement gets information out as well. The storage is done in memory such as Random Access Memory that can 'remember' the information even if electricity is not there.
What revolutionary computer chip did Jim Clark develop at Stanford University?
The chip was the first to process 3-D images in real time, thus allowing engineers, designers, and other users to model designs in a virtual three-dimensional world.
