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  2. Interface (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, an interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information. The exchange can be between software , computer hardware , peripheral devices , humans , and combinations of these. [ 1 ]

  3. SCSI - Wikipedia

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    Small Computer System Interface (SCSI, / ˈ s k ʌ z i / SKUZ-ee) [2] is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices, best known for its use with storage devices such as hard disk drives.

  4. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    CRS—Computer Reservations System; CRT—Cathode-ray tube; CRUD—Create, read, update and delete; CS—Cable Select; CS—Computer Science; CSE—Computer science and engineering; CSI—Common System Interface; CSM—Compatibility support module; CSMA/CD—Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection; CSP—Cloud service provider

  5. Glossary of computer hardware terms - Wikipedia

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    Also chassis, cabinet, box, tower, enclosure, housing, system unit, or simply case. The enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer, usually excluding the display, keyboard, mouse, and various other peripherals. computer fan An active cooling system forcing airflow inside or around a computer case using a fan to cause air cooling.

  6. System on a chip - Wikipedia

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    Apple M1 system on a chip A system on a chip from Broadcom in a Raspberry Pi. A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC / ˌ ˈ ɛ s oʊ s iː /; pl. SoCs / ˌ ˈ ɛ s oʊ s iː z /) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or electronic system.

  7. Peripheral Component Interconnect - Wikipedia

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    Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) [3] is a local computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer and is part of the PCI Local Bus standard. The PCI bus supports the functions found on a processor bus but in a standardized format that is independent of any given processor 's native bus.

  8. Peripheral - Wikipedia

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    A peripheral can be categorized based on the direction in which information flows relative to the computer: The computer receives data from an input device; examples: mouse, keyboard, scanner, game controller, microphone and webcam; The computer sends data to an output device; examples: monitor, printer, headphones, and speakers

  9. Expansion card - Wikipedia

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    Example of a klm digital I/O expansion card using a large square chip from PLX Technology to handle the PCI bus interface PCI expansion slot Altair 8800b from March 1976 with an 18-slot S-100 backplane which housed both the Intel 8080 mainboard and many expansion boards Rack of IBM Standard Modular System expansion cards in an IBM 1401 computer using a 16-pin gold plated edge connector first ...