SMBus
The System Management Bus (SMBus) is a simple two-wire interface wherein basic power-related chips interconnect with other parts of a system, such as within a computer motherboard. SMBus is mostly used...
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PCI, otherwise known as the PCI Standard, stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. It is a computer bus that attaches peripheral devices to a computer motherboard. It can take the form of an...
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BGA, or Ball Grid Array, is a type of surface-mount package used in making electronic circuits. It is often used when electronic components are mounted directly on the Printed Circuit Board’s (PCB)...
View ArticleBaud Rate and Bit Rate in Data Communication Systems
Baud Rate A baud rate is the measurement of the number of times per second a signal in a communications channel changes its state. For instance, a 2400 baud rate indicates that the channel can change...
View ArticleEM64T (Intel 64)
Extended Memory 64 Technology is more commonly known as em64t or Intel 64. Today, this 64-bit extension is used in several Intel processors including the following: Pentium 4 Pentium D Pentium Extreme...
View ArticleHyperthreading
Hyperthreading is a technique that enables computer users to make one CPU act like multiple CPUs. Hyperthreading allows different parts of the CPU to carry out several concurrent tasks. This makes the...
View ArticleBasic Types of Scanning Devices
What are scanning devices? Scanning devices are devices that use a magnetic or photo-electric source to scan and convert images into electric signals that can be processed by an electronic apparatus,...
View ArticlePDA
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is a small mobile device offering data storage, computing, and retrieval capacities. PDAs are also known as palmtops or handhelds. Some users interchange the term PDA...
View ArticlePCMCIA
The acronym PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. As the industrial organization’s name implies, it promotes and creates standards for PC memory cards. However,...
View ArticleMotherboard
A motherboard is the central printed circuit board of a computer. It is also known as the system board, baseboard, planar board, or the mainboard, while a lot of techies even call it “mobo” (slang). In...
View ArticleSMBus
The System Management Bus (SMBus) is a simple two-wire interface wherein basic power-related chips interconnect with other parts of a system, such as within a computer motherboard. SMBus is mostly used...
View ArticlePCI
PCI, otherwise known as the PCI Standard, stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. It is a computer bus that attaches peripheral devices to a computer motherboard. It can take the form of an...
View ArticleBGA
BGA, or Ball Grid Array, is a type of surface-mount package used in making electronic circuits. It is often used when electronic components are mounted directly on the Printed Circuit Board’s (PCB)...
View ArticleBaud Rate and Bit Rate in Data Communication Systems
Baud Rate A baud rate is the measurement of the number of times per second a signal in a communications channel changes its state. For instance, a 2400 baud rate indicates that the channel can change...
View ArticleEM64T (Intel 64)
Extended Memory 64 Technology is more commonly known as em64t or Intel 64. Today, this 64-bit extension is used in several Intel processors including the following: Pentium 4 Pentium D Pentium Extreme...
View ArticleHyperthreading
Hyperthreading is a technique that enables computer users to make one CPU act like multiple CPUs. Hyperthreading allows different parts of the CPU to carry out several concurrent tasks. This makes the...
View ArticleBasic Types of Scanning Devices
What are scanning devices? Scanning devices are devices that use a magnetic or photo-electric source to scan and convert images into electric signals that can be processed by an electronic apparatus,...
View ArticlePDA
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is a small mobile device offering data storage, computing, and retrieval capacities. PDAs are also known as palmtops or handhelds. Some users interchange the term PDA...
View ArticlePCMCIA
The acronym PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. As the industrial organization’s name implies, it promotes and creates standards for PC memory cards. However,...
View ArticleMotherboard
A motherboard is the central printed circuit board of a computer. It is also known as the system board, baseboard, planar board, or the mainboard, while a lot of techies even call it “mobo” (slang). In...
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