Small Wonders: Single Board Computers by Paolo Basauri
What are Single Board Computers When most people think of computers, the image of a PC or laptop comes to mind. Some may even recall the football field size computers of the 1960's and 70's before the emergence of the PC. Very few people would picture single board computers , even if there was... Some of the deciding factors on using them include: + Pro : Current technologies have increased the capability of the single board computer, while reducing its size and cost. ... Video capability, Ethernet access functionality and digital computer technologies are just some of the features that...

Data Acquisition - Product Reviews by Michael Russell
Generally data acquisition means to acquire data. However, in computer terminology, data acquisition is defined as the process of uniting real world data to produce the data to be maneuvered by the computer system. The data is in the form of waveforms or signals. ... Unlike OME-PCI-1002 board, this board has 16 single-ended or 8 differential analog inputs with the option to expand them up to 64 single-ended or 32 differential analog inputs. ... The data acquired can be stored on the computer using vendor supplied software and the control can be made with the use of programming languages...

Choosing The Right Graphics Card - A Buyers Guide by Harry Love
If you are a serious gamer or graphics designer, you know how important having a good video or graphics card is. For those that don’t know, your video card or graphics card is what renders the images to your computer. If you are upgrading or building your own computer, considering what your... If you are a serious gamer, remember to pay attention to your chip, the on-board memory and whether or not your graphics card has an on-board cooling system. ... Having a cooling system on board will make sure that your card stays in top performance.

High Performance Single Board Computers by Kristy Annely
Computers are very powerful devices that if properly integrated with other electronic components, will make a very power electronic device or industrial machine. Not all kinds of computers can be combined with other electronic components to form another product. ... Such single board computers are called high performance single board computers. ... For such applications, you need a single board computer (SBC). ... High performance single board computers are SBCs ,specifically designed of use in applications that require high reliability, functionality, serviceability and manageability.

USB Connectors by Elizabeth Morgan
Today communication and technology have reached new heights. Various types of electrical devices can be connected to laptops, computers and mobile phones. A special port is installed in these devices from where a USB connector is attached. The other end of the port is connected to external... USB ports can be also used to connect numerous computer accessories by substituting their particular cables with USB connectors. ... These are attached to the front of the PC board and are also known as USB front panel connectors and front USB connectors.

How To Choose The Best New Hardware To Upgrade Your Computer by Gregg Hall
The computer you bought in the store is quite nice and it will perform simple functions and allow you to access the internet. It is much better than the old days of paper and pen. Just jump on the computer punch in your data and let the computer do the rest. ... Downloading and listening to music on the computer is great, but if you don't have a good system to listen to your favorite songs you might as well be in the car listening to AM radio. ... There are many after market additions you can put on your computer to make it so high tech that it could fly the Star Ship Enterprise, okay...

Backgammon – A Time Honoured Game of Strategy and Chance by John Gibb
The oldest recorded game in history, Backgammon is a relatively simple game that has reached wide popularity. The origins of backgammon extend into medieval history and its true roots are thought to be in ancient Rome and even Mesopotamia, over 2000 years BC. ... Backgammon is a two player board game of strategy comparable to chess where each player must negotiate 15 pieces through 24 pointed sections of the board, aiming to b the first to get all their pieces off the board. ... The player’s end of the board is called the home board and they must have all their pieces there in order to...

Computer Training - Computer Repair and Building by Michael Russell
There is no getting around that there are a lot of computers in the world. The percentage of homes alone that now have computers is staggering and with all these computers, some running literally around the clock, there had better be somebody available to repair them when they break down, and... The next thing you will learn is a general overview of the various parts of the computer such as the mother board, power supply, memory chips, hard disk drive and all the peripheral equipment such as CD ROM drives, modems, and floppy disk drives.

One Method of Data Recovery from a Dead Hard Drive by Gary Higbee
Here is the situation. A laptop comes to us with a dead hard drive. Unfortunately, the user needs some files off the dead drive. After much research on the internet and a couple of data recovery quotes we decide to try and recover the information ourselves. ... First we removed the hard drive from the working system and laid it on a static pad with the circuit board up. ... I say luckily because the usual problem is that the circuit board on the bottom of the drive went bad. ... To finish the process we had to put the circuit board back on the original good hard drive and verify that it...

History of the Computer: Cooling, Part 2 of 2 by Tony Stockill
Computer manufacturers specified the heat load required to be handled, the required flow of conditioned air, and the temperature to be measured at the cabinet entry points. Most systems were installed on false floors, with a space of about 1 meter or 3ft below the floor. ... The computer logic circuits were assembled on multilayer PCBs ( or PCAs - Printed Circuit Boards or Arrays) which were 'plugged in' to the backplane. ... The multilayer pcb or backplane had been necessary since the early 1970s, due to the incorporation of many more circuits on the board.