Practices

Microdrive

class

type of miniature hard drive

split-flap display

class

electromechanical display device

backplane system

class

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

PSoC

class

type of integrated circuit

nonvolatile BIOS memory

class

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

BASIC Stamp

class

microcontroller

racetrack memory

class

experimental memory device

Nintendo optical disc

class

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

liquid crystal on silicon

class

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

resistive random-access memory

class

non-volatile memory type

human interface device

class

any computer device used for interaction with a user

GDDR3

class

type of SDRAM specifically designed for graphics processing units

write once read many

class

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

memory controller

class

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

SIM lock

class

technical restriction built into mobile phones by phone manufacturers for use by service providers t

Nano-RAM

class

proprietary computer memory technology from the company Nantero

Alder Lake

class

Intel CPU architecture

ZX Microdrive

class

data storage cartridge format

CD+G

class

optical disc-based multimedia format

Jaz drive

class

removable hard disk storage system

STM32

class

ARM Cortex-M based Microcontrollers by STMicroelectronics

electret microphone

class

microphone whose diaphragm forms a capacitor that incorporates an electret

line printer

class

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

GDDR4

class

type of SDRAM specifically designed for graphics processing units

CD-Text

class

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

wired glove

class

input device for human–computer interaction

arcade cabinet

class

housing within which an arcade game's electronic hardware resides

GDDR6

class

type of synchronous graphics random-access memory

PC speaker

class

internal loudspeaker in a computer producing beeps

input–output memory management unit

class

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

POWER5

class

2004 family of multiprocessors by IBM

OpenSPARC

class

open-source hardware project

status register

class

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

analog stick

class

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

computer fan

class

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

3D XPoint

class

non-volatile memory technology

CD Video

class

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

stateful firewall

class

connection tracking network security system

modifier key

class

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

Comet Lake

class

Intel processor family

gateway

class

hardware

projection keyboard

class

Virtual device projected onto a surface

SxS

class

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

sonification

class

use of sounds other than speech to convey information

OpenRISC

class

project to develop a series of open-source hardware

China Blue High-definition Disc

class

optical disc format based on HD DVD

DVD+RW

class

DVD recordable

index register

class

CPU register used for modifying operand addresses

LCD television

class

television sets that use liquid-crystal displays to produce images

Game Link Cable

class

type of video game accessory

flip-disc display

class

electromechanical dot matrix display technology used for large outdoor signs

hard disk drive platter

class

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

electric push-button

class

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

LED printer

class

type of computer printer

dance pad

class

flat electronic game controller used for input in dance games

H8 Family

class

family of microcontrollers

Fn key

class

modifier key on many keyboards

DVD+R

class

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

POWER6

class

2007 family of multiprocessors by IBM

Cable modem termination system

class

equipment used to provide high speed data services