Computer Science At Home
For example, whenever you use the Internet, you're looking at something that's stored on a server. Many businesses also use local file servers to store and share files internally. The second type of computer you may be familiar with is a laptop computer, commonly called a laptop. This chapter provides a first examination of the principal forms of supercomputer architecture and the underlying concepts that govern their performance. The hardware devices attached to the computer are called peripheral equipment. Peripheral equipment includes all input, output, and secondary storage devices. In the case of personal computers, some of the input, output, and storage devices are built into the same physical unit. Information Systems Manager The architecture is used in everything from pinball machines to cameras to robots to cars to rack-mounted servers. ARM is unusual in that it does not sell processors directly, but rather licenses other companies to build its processors, often a...