A computer port is a hardware piece on a computer where an electrical connector can be plugged to link the device to external devices, such as another...

used when software/hardware is changed to make them usable in different environments. Software is portable when the cost of porting it to a new platform...

Networking hardware, also known as network equipment or computer networking devices, are electronic devices that are required for communication and interaction...

Computer hardware includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random-access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer...

serial port usually denotes hardware compliant with RS-232 or a related standard, such as RS-485 or RS-422. Modern consumer personal computers (PCs) have...

This glossary of computer hardware terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to computer hardware, i.e. the physical and structural...

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uses a form of memory mapping to cause RAM or I/O hardware to appear in the 0xD000–0xDFFF range. Port-mapped I/O often uses a special class of CPU instructions...

context). In a multi-computer system, such as in the case of offloading processing, it would encompass both the host computer's hardware, operating system...

provides a software interface to hardware devices, enabling operating systems and other computer programs to access hardware functions without needing to...

In computing, a parallel port is a type of interface found on early computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals. The name refers to the...

that transfers data between components inside a computer or between computers. It encompasses both hardware (e.g., wires, optical fiber) and software, including...

expansion hardware, adding capabilities such as: Graphics Sound Mouse support Expanded memory Joystick port Additional serial or parallel ports Networking...

The game port is a device port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector...

hardware unit, for example a modem status register or a line status register. Reading a hardware register in "peripheral units" — computer hardware outside...

program CP provided each user with a simulated stand-alone System/360 computer. In hardware virtualization, the host machine is the machine that is used by...

Mechanical Keyboard". Tom's Hardware. November 11, 2021. Penk Chen. "penk/MainboardTerminal: Mainboard Terminal - A Retro-style Computer with a Modern Core"....

is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating...

The PS/2 port is a 6-pin mini-DIN connector used for connecting keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system. Its name comes from the IBM Personal...

need of replacement. Legacy code is old computer source code that is no longer supported on standard hardware and environments, and is a codebase that...

withdrew from the hardware industry to concentrate on marketing OPENSTEP for Mach, its own OpenStep implementation for several other computer vendors. NeXT...

(communication port) is the original, yet still common, name of the serial port interface on PC-compatible computers. It can refer not only to physical ports, but...

more separate components of a computer system exchange information. The exchange can be between software, computer hardware, peripheral devices, humans...

(SCPH-100x) as the Japanese launch units, but had different hardware (Rev. B silicon and no S-Video port)—their technical equivalents were the Japanese SCPH-3000...

was to develop a single hardware unit themselves as the default model, internally named "Bigfoot", and work with other computer manufacturers who want...

Computer security compromised by hardware failure is a branch of computer security applied to hardware. The objective of computer security includes protection...

Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer. It was developed by Intel in collaboration...

"Promises and challenges of Evolvable hardware". Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 1259. p. 55. doi:10...

A computer case, also known as a computer chassis, is the enclosure that contains most of the hardware of a personal computer. The components housed inside...

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