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  2. Computer performance - Wikipedia

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    Performance engineering within systems engineering encompasses the set of roles, skills, activities, practices, tools, and deliverables applied at every phase of the systems development life cycle which ensures that a solution will be designed, implemented, and operationally supported to meet the performance requirements defined for the solution.

  3. Central processing unit - Wikipedia

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    Inside of a laptop, with the CPU removed from socket. Since microprocessors were first introduced they have almost completely overtaken all other central processing unit implementation methods. The first commercially available microprocessor, made in 1971, was the Intel 4004, and the first widely used microprocessor, made in 1974, was the Intel ...

  4. PDP-11 - Wikipedia

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    A line of personal computers based on the PDP–11, the DEC Professional series, failed commercially, along with other non-PDP–11 PC offerings from DEC. In 1994, DEC [ 14 ] sold the PDP–11 system-software rights to Mentec Inc. , an Irish producer of LSI-11 based boards for Q-Bus and ISA architecture personal computers, and in 1997 ...

  5. Super I/O - Wikipedia

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    Companies that make super I/O controllers include Nuvoton (spun off from Winbond), [2] ITE Inc. , [2] [4] Fintek Inc. , [7] ENE Tech. (for laptop) and Microchip Technology (which bought SMSC™). National Semiconductor used to make super I/O controllers but sold that business to Winbond at 2005, which already had a competing super I/O ...

  6. Game design document - Wikipedia

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    A game design document may be made of text, images, diagrams, concept art, or any applicable media to better illustrate design decisions.Some design documents may include functional prototypes or a chosen game engine for some sections of the game.

  7. High Precision Event Timer - Wikipedia

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    The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) is a hardware timer available in modern x86-compatible personal computers.Compared to older types of timers available in the x86 architecture, HPET allows more efficient processing of highly timing-sensitive applications, such as multimedia playback and OS task switching.

  8. Single-board computer - Wikipedia

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    The Raspberry Pi (Model 2B shown) is a low-cost single-board computer often used to teach computer science. [1]A single-board computer (SBC) is a complete computer built on a single circuit board, with microprocessor(s), memory, input/output (I/O) and other features required of a functional computer.

  9. History of software - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft, by successfully negotiating with IBM to develop the first operating system for the PC , profited enormously from the PC's success over the following decades, via the success of MS-DOS and its add-on-cum-successor, Microsoft Windows. Winning the negotiation was a pivotal moment in Microsoft's history.