Computer Modern is the original family of typefaces used by the typesetting program TeX. It was created by Donald Knuth with his Metafont program, and...

A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation). Modern digital...

regulated DC power for the internal components of a desktop computer. Modern personal computers universally use switched-mode power supplies. Some power...

Fundamental areas of computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines...

include TeX for typesetting, Metafont for font construction and the Computer Modern typefaces that are the default fonts used by TeX. In the series of...

famous sibling, Computer Modern. Some favour it for use on the computer screen because of this, as the thinner strokes of Computer Modern can make it hard...

some computer functionality. Since 2010, the typical display aspect ratio of both televisions and computer monitors changed from 4:3 to 16:9 Modern computer...

The history of computer science began long before the modern discipline of computer science, usually appearing in forms like mathematics or physics. Developments...

A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. Computers use common communication protocols over...

Zuse Z3, completed in 1941, was the world's first programmable computer, and by modern standards one of the first machines that could be considered a...

Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications. The history...

tabstops. The ampersand itself can be applied in TeX with \&. The Computer Modern fonts replace it with an "E.T." symbol in the cmti# (text italic) fonts...

A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into, and transcribing data from, a computer...

adapter Many modern electronic devices, such as Internet-enabled digital watches, video game consoles, smartphones, and tablet computers, have interfaces...

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...

same results on all computers, at any point in time (together with the Metafont language for font description and the Computer Modern family of typefaces)...

was to prevent phosphor burn-in on CRT or plasma computer monitors (hence the name). Though most modern monitors are not susceptible to this issue (with...

applies to status lights of modern network hardware (modems, network hubs, etc.). Blinkenlights disappeared from more recent computers for a number of reasons...

processor, is the primary processor in a given computer. Its electronic circuitry executes instructions of a computer program, such as arithmetic, logic, controlling...

rendering system, and the Computer Modern family of typefaces. As a writer and scholar, Knuth created the WEB and CWEB computer programming systems designed...

The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history. It was originally applied to the history of Europe and...

Most modern mice use optical movement detection with no moving parts. Though originally all mice were connected to a computer by a cable, many modern mice...

of the lower lid. Most of the computer's internal hardware is in the lower part, under the keyboard, although many modern laptops have a built-in webcam...

numerals are called old-style numerals. (Some italic fonts, such as Computer Modern italic, put a descender on the numeral 4 but not on any other numerals...

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC or simply computer, is a computer designed for individual use. It is typically used for tasks such as word...

of Modern Computing, The MIT Press Computers and Automation Magazine – Pictorial Report on the Computer Field: A PICTORIAL INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS –...

quantum computer could perform some calculations exponentially faster than any modern "classical" computer. Theoretically a large-scale quantum computer could...

A personal computer game, also known as a computer game, or abbreviated PC game, is a video game played on a personal computer (PC). The term PC game...

An analog computer or analogue computer is a type of computation machine (computer) that uses physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic...

machine (computer model) based on the software instructions passed to it. The storage of computer programs is key to the operation of modern computers and...