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C-base – Introduction

c-base e. V. is a non-profit association of about 300 members located in Berlin, Germany. The purpose of this association is to increase knowledge and skills pertaining to computer software, hardware and data networks. The association is engaged in numerous related activities. For example the society has had stands at large festivals, such as Children’s [...]

Atomic (magazine) – Introduction

”Atomic” (or ”Atomic MPC”) is a monthly Australian magazine and online community dedicated to computing and technology, with an emphasis on gaming, modding and computer hardware. ”Atomic” is marketed at technology enthusiasts and covers a number of topics that are not normally found in mainstream PC publications. Such topics include, but are not limited to, [...]

Architectural pattern (computer science) – Introduction

Architectural pattern is a standard design in the field of Software Architecture. The concept of a software Architectural Pattern has a broader scope than the concept of a software Design Pattern. Software Architectural Patterns address various issues in Software Engineering, such as Computer Hardware performance limitations, high availability and minimization of business risk. Some architectural [...]

Wetware (brain) – Introduction

wetware is used to describe the embodiment of the concepts of the physical construct known as the central nervous system (CNS) and the mental construct known as the human mind. It is a two-part abstraction drawn from the computer-related idea of hardware or software. The first abstraction solely concerns the bioelectric and biochemical properties of [...]

Sager Notebook Computers – Introduction

Sager Midern Computer, Inc., is an OEM computer manufacturer specializing in laptop computers. The company is generally publicly referred to as Sager Notebook Computer, as indicated by their website. Sager, for short, is publicly recognizable for its high end gaming laptops. However, Sager offers a wide variety of services, including solutions for mobile gaming, video [...]

Mean Streets (video game) – Technology

”Mean Streets” is one of the first games to feature 256-color VGA graphics, at a time when VGA cards were not commonplace. It is also one of the first games to incorporate RealSound technology. This technique uses the computer’s PC Speaker to generate high-quality digitized sounds such as speech, music, and sound effects without the [...]

Hacker artist – Introduction

hacker artist creates art by hacking on technology as an artistic medium. Such artists may work with graphics, computer hardware, sculpture, music and other audio, animation, video, software, simulations, mathematics, reactive sensory systems, text, poetry, literature, or any combination thereof. In the Mainstream media and public, Hacker artists are usually confused with crackers, who break [...]

Windows 2000 – Service packs

Windows 2000 has received four full service packs and one rollup update package following SP4, which is the last service pack. These were: SP1 on 15 August 2000, SP2 on 16 May 2001, SP3 on 29 August 2002 and SP4 on 26 June 2003. Microsoft phased out all development of its Java Virtual Machine (JVM) [...]

Digital divide – Current usage

There are several definitions of the Term. Bharat Mehra defines it simply as ”the troubling gap between those who use computers and the Internet and those who do not”.. More recently, some have used the term to refer to gaps in broadband network access. The term can mean not only unequal access to computer hardware, [...]

MICROS Systems – Introduction

MICROS Systems, Inc., is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services for the restaurant point of sale, hotel, hospitality, specialty retail markets and other similar markets. Analyst estimates cited in 2003 put MICROS’ market share at about 35% of the restaurant point-of-sale business. MICROS Systems’ software and [...]

Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter – Introduction

universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (usually abbreviated UART and ) is a type of “asynchronous receiver/transmitter”, a piece of computer hardware that translates data between parallel and serial forms. UARTs are commonly used in conjunction with other communication standards such as EIA RS-232. A UART is usually an individual (or part of an) integrated circuit used for [...]

Interaction technique – Introduction

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Interaction technique, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Wishbone (computer bus) – Introduction

Adapted from the Wikipedia article Wishbone (computer bus), under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Memory management unit – Introduction

memory management unit (MMU), sometimes called paged memory management unit (PMMU), is a computer hardware component responsible for handling accesses to memory requested by the CPU. Its functions include translation of virtual addresses to physical addresses (i.e., virtual memory management), memory protection, cache control, bus arbitration, and, in simpler computer architectures (especially 8-bit systems), bank [...]









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