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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
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Communications of the ACM: Hardware The latest news, opinion and research in hardware, from Communications online.
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How Hacked Water Heaters Could Trigger Mass...
on August 14, 2018 at 8:16 pm
When the cybersecurity industry warns about the nightmare of hackers causing blackouts, the scenario they describe typically entails an elite team of hackers breaking into the inner sanctum of a power utility to start flipping switches. […]
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Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type,...
on August 14, 2018 at 8:07 pm
When you're browsing a website and the mouse cursor disappears, it might be a computer glitch—or it might be a deliberate test to find out who you are. […]
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The Most Terrifying Device Hacks from This Year's...
on August 14, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Def Con, one of the most prominent annual hacking conferences in the world, was held in Las Vegas over the weekend. […]
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Why AI Researchers Shouldn't Turn Their Backs on...
on August 14, 2018 at 5:28 pm
More than 2,400 AI researchers recently signed a pledge promising not to build so-called autonomous weapons—systems that would decide on their own whom to kill. […]
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We Are Merging With Robots. That's a Good Thing.
on August 14, 2018 at 4:30 pm
Here are some things that are true today: […]