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More Computer Hardware in Plain English (Common Craft)
Resources
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General
Portal
Computer Science: A Guide to Web Resources (U. of Albany, SUNY)
Personal/User Systems – Hardware (CompInfo – The Computer Information Center)
Servers and Supercomputers – Hardware and Software (CompInfo – The Computer Information Center)
Dictionary
hardware : the physical components (as electronic and electrical devices) of a vehicle (as a spacecraft) or an apparatus (as a computer) — Webster
FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing, OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Glossary
Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms (PC.net)
Barkley’s OASIS Comprehensive Technology Glossary
Saugus.net: Glossary of Computer Terms
Encyclopedia
Computer hardware are component devices which are typically installed into or peripheral to a computer case to create a personal computer upon which system software is installed including a firmware interface such as a BIOS and an operating system supporting application software that performs the operator’s desired functions. Operating systems usually communicate with devices through hardware buses by using software device drivers. — Wikipedia
Introduction
First Steps with Computer Hardware (Argyll College)
Preservation
History
History of Computing Hardware (Wikipedia)
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Participation
Education
Course
Computer Hardware Engineering Courses (Study.com)
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Occupation
Computer Hardware Engineers (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Organization
ACM Computer Architecture SIG (SIGARCH)
News
Association for Computing Machinery, PC World, NPR Archives
Book
Government
Document
Expression
Fun
Future
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Communications of the ACM: Hardware The latest news, opinion and research in hardware, from Communications online.
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Owning Computing's Environmental Impact
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It is time for the computing community to face up to computing's growing environmental impact—and take responsibility for it. […]
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Exoskeletons Today
on March 1, 2019 at 5:00 am
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Building a Better Battery
on March 1, 2019 at 5:00 am
How researchers are improving energy storage devices for power generated from renewable sources like solar and wind. […]
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Blogging Birds
on March 1, 2019 at 5:00 am
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Electronics Need Rare Earths
on March 1, 2019 at 5:00 am
Demand is expected to spike over the next few years, leading to higher prices and international trade issues. […]