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31Computer chess — 1990s Pressure sensory chess computer with LCD screen Chess+ For the iPad …
32Computer data processing — Data processing redirects here. For Unit record data processing, see Unit record equipment. Computer data processing is any process that a computer program does to enter data and summarise, analyse or otherwise convert data into usable… …
33Computer cluster — Not to be confused with data cluster. A computer cluster is a group of linked computers, working together closely thus in many respects forming a single computer. The components of a cluster are commonly, but not always, connected to each other… …
34Computer programming in the punched card era — Punched card from a Fortran program. From the invention of computer programming languages up to the mid 1980s, many if not most computer programmers created, edited and stored their programs on punched cards. The practice was nearly universal… …
35computer operation — noun an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform • Syn: ↑machine operation • Hypernyms: ↑operation • Hyponyms: ↑floating point operation, ↑flop, ↑retrieval, ↑ …
36Floating-gate transistor — The floating gate transistor is a kind of transistor that is commonly used for non volatile storage such as flash, EPROM and EEPROM memory. Floating gate transistors are almost always floating gate MOSFETs.Floating gate MOSFETs are useful because …
37Point of no return (computer games) — The point of no return is a concept in computer games.In computer games, there are two main forms of scripting events that move the plot forward. In linear games, the player must perform one specific task after another, such as jumping a series… …
38quantum computer — ▪ computer science device that employs properties described by quantum mechanics to enhance computations. As early as 1959 the American physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman (Feynman, Richard P.) noted that, as electronic… …
39James Anderson (computer scientist) — For other people of the same name, see James Anderson (disambiguation). James Anderson is an academic staff member in the School of Systems Engineering at the University of Reading, England. He is currently teaching compilers, algorithms, and… …
40Word (computer architecture) — Processors 1 bit 4 bit 8 bit 12 bit 16 bit 18 bit 24 bit 31 bit 32 bit 36 bit 48 bit 60 bit …
