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  2. Glossary of computer hardware terms - Wikipedia

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    The interface is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device such as a computer monitor, though it can also be used to transmit audio, USB, and other forms of data. Unline HDMI, DisplayPort is open source. drive bay A standard-sized area within a computer case for adding hardware (hard drives, CD drives, etc.) to a computer.

  3. Monitor - Wikipedia

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    System monitor, a hardware or software component used to monitor system resources and performance in a computer system Virtual machine monitor, or hypervisor , is a software that creates and runs virtual machines, allowing multiple operating system images to run simultaneously on a single piece of hardware

  4. List of computer term etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Names of many computer terms, especially computer applications, often relate to the function they perform, e.g., a compiler is an application that compiles (programming language source code into the computer's machine language). However, there are other terms with less obvious origins, which are of etymological interest.

  5. Computer monitor - Wikipedia

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    A flat-panel display (FPD) computer monitor A cathode-ray tube (CRT) computer monitor A computer monitor is an output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form. A discrete monitor comprises a visual display , support electronics, power supply, housing , electrical connectors , and external user controls.

  6. Display device - Wikipedia

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    Nixie tubes, LED display and VF display, top to bottom Display board at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof (2005). A display device is an output device for presentation of information in visual [1] or tactile form (the latter used for example in tactile electronic displays for blind people). [2]

  7. Input/output - Wikipedia

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    The term can also be used as part of an action; to "perform I/O" is to perform an input or output operation. I/O devices are the pieces of hardware used by a human (or other system) to communicate with a computer. For instance, a keyboard or computer mouse is an input device for a computer, while monitors and printers are output devices.

  8. Desktop metaphor - Wikipedia

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    A computer desktop, with various folders and files visible The computer interface is a conceptual metaphor of a writing desk.. In computing, the desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users interact more easily with the computer. [1]

  9. Application software - Wikipedia

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    Application software is any computer program that is intended for end-user use – not operating, administering or programming the computer. An application (app, application program, software application) is any program that can be categorized as application software.