computer hardware
physical components of a computer
central processing unit
central computer component that executes instructions
computer mouse
hand-held device used to move a pointer on a computer display
riser card
Circuit board allowing attachment of expansion cards to a computer system with low profile
digital subscriber line access multiplexer
network device, often located in telephone exchanges, that connects multiple customer DSL interfaces to a high-speed digital communications channel using multiplexing techniques
computing adapter
adapter used in computing
taximeter
a meter in a taxi that registers the fare
daisy chain
wiring scheme in which multiple devices are wired together
parallax barrier
device placed in front of an image source to allow it to show a stereoscopic image without the need for the viewer to wear 3D glasses
computer accessibility
ability of a computer system to be used by all people
rack rail
mechanical component of an equipment rack used to affix equipment (different from server rails)
network interface device
device that separates the carrier's wiring from the customer's
power supply unit
internal computer component that provides power to other components
computer case
enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer
Scanner
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Harvard Mark I
early American computer
processor
Electrical component for processing data
load balancer
hardware or software used to distribute a computing workload
video game accessory
type of accessory
disk enclosure
enclosure designed to contain and power a disk drive and allow communication with one or more separate computers
hard disk
data storage device
graphic palette
computer and video tool to disseminate video drawings
open hardware
hardware whose design documents are openly accessible to and modifiable by others
central unit
part of a computer system that controls other parts
hard disk drive platter
circular disk on which magnetic data is stored in a hard disk drive
computer memory
physical device used to store information for immediate use in a digital electronic device
computer port
computer hardware for interfacing with external peripherals or networks
cache
computing component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster
memory controller
digital circuit that manages the flow of data going to and from the computer's main memory
disk array
disk storage system which contains multiple disk drives
unified threat management
centralising info. security
High Precision Event Timer
hardware timer used in personal computers, developed jointly by Intel and Microsoft, incorporated in PC chipsets since ca. 2005
punched card input/output
computer device
expansion slot bracket
bracket that mechanically secures an expansion card to a computer case
graphics hardware
computer hardware dedicated for generating images, graphics, and animations, with the help of graphic generating algorithms
Hangul card
computer hardware that can be plugged in to a computer to aid in rendering Korean text
dynamic range compression
audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet sounds thus reducing or compressing an audio signal's dynamic range
Amazon Dash
consumer goods ordering service which uses a proprietary device for ordering goods over the Internet
defeat device
software
CPU cooler
computer hardware component used to cool the CPU, consisting of a heat sink, a mounting bracket, and usually a fan
motherboard
main printed circuit board (PCB) for a computing device
firmware
computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware
character generator
translates character codes into graphical symbols which humans can read
expansion card
circuit board able to be connected to a computer system to add functionality
Zip drive
removable floppy disk storage system
Flicker fixer
video de-interlacer
computer appliance
single-purpose computing device with software or firmware dedicated to providing a specific computing resource
reservation station
processor feature for dynamic instruction scheduling
Sketchpad
1963 computer program written by Ivan Sutherland
field-replaceable unit
modular computer component that can be replaced without sending the entire system for repair