Modular optical computer chip allows stackable swappable functions By Michael Irving June 20, 2022 MIT engineers have developed a new modular computer chip that uses flashes of light to communicate ...

Whether you're building a new computer from the ground up or replacing components in your Xbox, you'll need to ground yourself to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging your computer's ...

A combination of component shortages, macroeconomic and political factors are threatening to derail the ongoing progress in the commercial PC market across EMEA. IDC has sounded the warning over the ...

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All components work together to allow processing and system control. Cache is a small amount of high speed memory built directly within the processor. It is used to temporarily hold data and ...

All components work together to allow processing and system control. A bus is a high-speed internal connection. Buses are used to send control signals and data between the processor and other ...

A lightning strike can cause terrible damage to electrical devices. The damage doesn't have to be smoking components either; a lightning strike can fry hardware without any visible signs of failure.