Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
NZXT, Inc. is an American computer hardware manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California. The company manufactures computer cases , components, and accessories for the PC gaming market. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
By 1977 pre-assembled systems such as the Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80 (later dubbed the "1977 Trinity" by Byte Magazine) [44] began the era of mass-market home computers; much less effort was required to obtain an operating computer, and applications such as games, word processing, and spreadsheets began to proliferate.
Open architecture is a type of computer architecture or software architecture intended to make adding, upgrading, and swapping components with other computers easy. [1] For example, the IBM PC, [2] Amiga 2000 [3] and Apple IIe have an open architecture supporting plug-in cards, whereas the Apple IIc computer has a closed architecture.
Packard Bell is a personal computer hardware brand which originated as Packard Bell Electronics, Inc., an independent American computer company founded in Los Angeles in 1986 by Israeli-American investors who bought the trademark rights to the historic Packard Bell Corporation from Teledyne; in spite of similarities in their names, Packard Bell has no connection to either Hewlett-Packard or ...
Dubbed the “pocket computer,” the Psion Series 5 was an advanced PDA (personal device assistant) for its time. Featuring a touch-sensitive screen and a full QWERTY keyboard, ...
In practice, CPUs in personal computers are usually also connected, through the motherboard, to a main memory bank, hard drive or other permanent storage, and peripherals, such as a keyboard and mouse. Graphics processing units (GPUs) are present in many computers and designed to efficiently perform computer graphics operations, including ...
On August 12, 1981, IBM released the IBM Personal Computer. [10] One of the most far-reaching decisions made for IBM PC was to use an open architecture, [11] leading to a large market for third party add-in boards and applications; but finally also to many competitors all creating "IBM-compatible" machines.
KNA's test preparation services are branded through Kaplan Test Prep, Manhattan Prep and Barron's Educational Series. In total, Kaplan's test prep offerings prepare students for more than 233 standardized tests, most of which are U.S. focused. Kaplan Publishing focuses on print and digital test preparation and reference resources.