Yesterday`s high-technology is today`s ho-hum. Three years ago, sealed aluminum platters called ”hard disks” for microcomputers were really high tech. With a 10 megabyte hard disk, the equivalent of 4 ...

Like peanut butter and jelly, like salt and pepper, like that seemingly perfect couple you love (to hate), the two dominant types of computer memory truly complete one another. Read-only memory (ROM) ...

A CD-ROM drive that holds a small number of CD-ROMs for individual use on a desktop computer. Although it can swap discs, it typically contains only one drive and can only read one at a time. See ...

The term memory applies to any electronic component capable of temporarily storing data. This article will explain the different categories of memory, the technical characteristics of memory, and the ...

The prices of personal computers and just about everything associated with them have been in a near free fall for some time, and CD-ROM equipment, for years long on promise but too long as well on ...

The first title of this encyclopedia, which is the longest-running tech reference on the market. First published in 1981, the 9th Edition in 2001 was the last book with the glossary title. The book ...