Magnetic disk is a fast secondary memory. It is a circular plate made up of metal or plastic coated with…
Minicomputers are designed on a modular basis with smaller functional units than standard computers. So the user need to acquire…
Mainframe computers are multi-user, multi-programming and high performance computers. They operate at a very high speed, have very large storage…
Abbreviations in computer science. ASCII - American Standard Code For Information Interchange BIOS - Basic Input Output System DMA…
Monolithic computing Monolithic computing is the simplest form of computing. A single computer such as personal computer is used for…
Distributed computing is nothing but computing performed in a distributed system. Programs running on independent computers cooperate with each other…
A distributed system is a collection of individual computing devices, interconnected via a network, cooperate to solve a problem. Usually…
Grid computing is an evolutionary technology that borrowed features from technologies including distributed computing, web services, Internet and cryptography technologies.…
A microcontroller is a small computer placed on a single Integrated Circuit. It is called computer on a chip. As…
A multicore is an architecture design that keeps multiple processors on a single die (chip). A core is nothing but…