Practices

primary memory

class

central memory storage for a computer containing instructions and data to be worked on; usually mainly in the form of RAM

floppy disk drive

class

computer peripheral or component

SIM lock

class

technical restriction built into mobile phones by phone manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks

ZX Microdrive

class

data storage cartridge format

human interface device

class

any computer device used for interaction with a user

write once read many

class

data storage device in which information, once written, cannot be modified

backplane system

class

PCB containing connectors for daughterboards electrically linked pin-by-pin

nonvolatile BIOS memory

class

small, battery-backed memory component for storing a computer's BIOS settings

Nintendo optical disc

class

software disc family used by the Nintendo GameCube, Wii, and Wii U

Nano-RAM

class

proprietary computer memory technology from the company Nantero

PSoC

class

type of integrated circuit

Alder Lake

class

Intel CPU architecture

memory controller

class

digital circuit that manages the flow of data going to and from the computer's main memory

liquid crystal on silicon

class

type of display technology that uses liquid crystal on a silicon backplane

BASIC Stamp

class

microcontroller

racetrack memory

class

experimental memory device

resistive random-access memory

class

non-volatile memory type

GDDR3

class

type of SDRAM specifically designed for graphics processing units

modifier key

class

kind of key on a computer keyboard that changes the semantics of other keys

OpenSPARC

class

open-source hardware project

computer fan

class

any fan inside or attached to a computer case used for active cooling

GDDR4

class

type of SDRAM specifically designed for graphics processing units

CD+G

class

optical disc-based multimedia format

CD-Text

class

extension of the Red Book Compact Disc specifications standard for audio CDs

line printer

class

impact printer that prints one entire line of text at a time

electret microphone

class

microphone whose diaphragm forms a capacitor that incorporates an electret

status register

class

register containing flags giving additional information concerning a result in a processor

Jaz drive

class

removable hard disk storage system

stateful firewall

class

connection tracking network security system

POWER5

class

2004 family of multiprocessors by IBM

input–output memory management unit

class

memory management unit that connects a direct-memory-access–capable I/O bus to the main memory

STM32

class

ARM Cortex-M based Microcontrollers by STMicroelectronics

GDDR6

class

type of synchronous graphics random-access memory

3D XPoint

class

non-volatile memory technology

wired glove

class

input device for human–computer interaction

CD Video

class

format of optical media disc introduced in 1987, combining the technologies of standard compact disc and LaserDisc

PC speaker

class

internal loudspeaker in a computer producing beeps

analog stick

class

miniature joystick used as a 2-dimensional input device for a video game controller

Fn key

class

modifier key on many keyboards

electric push-button

class

push-button used to control the flow of current in an electrical circuit

gateway

class

hardware

dance pad

class

flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games

OpenRISC

class

project to develop a series of open-source hardware

LCD television

class

television sets that use liquid-crystal displays to produce images

Game Link Cable

class

type of video game accessory

DVD+RW

class

DVD recordable

H8 Family

class

family of microcontrollers

LED printer

class

type of computer printer

index register

class

CPU register used for modifying operand addresses

hard disk drive platter

class

circular disk on which magnetic data is stored in a hard disk drive

DVD+R

class

write-once, read-many form of DVD introduced by the DVD+RW Alliance in 2002

flip-disc display

class

electromechanical dot matrix display technology used for large outdoor signs

SxS

class

flash memory standard compliant to the Sony and SanDisk-created ExpressCard standard

Comet Lake

class

Intel processor family

China Blue High-definition Disc

class

optical disc format based on HD DVD

sonification

class

use of sounds other than speech to convey information

projection keyboard

class

Virtual device projected onto a surface

Blitter

class

circuit

memory address register

class

CPU register that either stores the memory address from which data will be fetched from the CPU, or the address to which data will be sent and stored

voltage regulator module

class

buck converter that provides a microprocessor with the appropriate supply voltage