Computer hardware is the collection of physical elements that comprise a computer system.
Questions tagged [hardware]
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Why does Mike Pound measure his computer's computational ability by its graphics cards, and not its processors?
I was recently watching a great Computerphile video on passwords in which Mike Pound brags of his company's supercomputer having 4 graphics cards (Titan X's, to be exact).
As a numerical simulation enthusiast, I dream of building a desktop solely…
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What reasons might a programmer have for wanting hyperthreading turned off?
My company just bought new computers to replace old 2GB Windows XP machines. Someone on my team noticed that they came with hyperthreading disabled, and told everyone to reboot and turn it on. Is there a benefit to programming on a machine with…
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How can Jeff Dean's "latency numbers every programmer should know" be accurate in the context of varying hardware implementations?
I'm referring this chart of latency numbers, attributed to Jeff Dean at Google.
The thing I don't understand is, do these numbers not vary from one set of hardware to the next? How can these be accurate for all different types of RAM, CPU,…
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Can lack of "bit parity" between web server and DB server impact performance?
I had a meeting with a software vendor today about their recommended infrastructure for deploying a particular application. The application needs two servers: an app server for server web pages (.NET, Windows), and a database (SQL Server). The…
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What parts of my computer should I upgrade first to speed up development?
I use Eclipse, and the two most noticeable slowdowns caused by my computer are waiting for compiling and waiting for intellisense.
I already have a fast SSD drive and 3GB of ram. I'm guessing that upgrading my processor would be the next best thing…
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When does it become mandatory to sign up with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)?
My company is looking to add Bluetooth functionality to our hardware, so that we can integrate connectivity to our products with various tablet devices.
To do this, we are looking to purchase an all-in-one chip that we can integrate into our…
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Development platform for .NET development?
I'm currently in discussions with my boss about getting a new pc since my old one is getting ... old...
I am the only "real" developer in the company (it's not a software company) and as such they haven't really bought any pc's with these kind of…
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How to get hardware specific ID
We have an application that we need to ensure that our APPLICATION DATA should not be used (or opened) in different computers with same users. For that we thought about getting harddisk GUID as a part of data encryption private key. In this case…
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How is code put onto a motherboard?
I want to create my own little piece of hardware, (not sure what yet, but that's where the coding part comes in..) and I'm stuck at this little question.
I have the parts, but not the means.
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Why not logical gates?
I have one simple question I don't understand: Why are transistors so widely used in microprocessors and complex in some manners(semiconductors, Fermi level, PN junction, etc.),while logical gates are used too but not in such huge number as…
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