(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…
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(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
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(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represen…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 b…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for dif…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
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(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.a computer file that contains digitized audio either in the Compact Disc (CDDA) format or in an MP3, AAC or other compressed format.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.(computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the sys…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.(computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: computer, science, format, sectors, surface.
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