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 | | Interrupt Request (irq) Controllers | | by TechDoc, Sep 29, 2008 | | Interrupt Requests (IRQs) play a key role in how the CPU performs input/output processing and interfaces with every peripheral in the computer, from the keyboard and mouse to the hard disk and modem. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | IT Disposals Environmental Concerns | | by TechDoc, Sep 14, 2008 | | One of the biggest environmental issues today comes from an unexpected source; the safe disposal of communications, electronics and information systems containing a whole host of toxic materials. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 3 |
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 | | Fiber Optic Cable | | by TechDoc, Jul 9, 2008 | | Fiber optic cable technologies deliver long distance light-speed transmission that is immune to noise. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 7 |
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 | | Large-scale Universe Simulation | | by TechDoc, May 29, 2008 | | Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have used a Cray XT3 supercomputer to conduct a large-scale simulation of the evolution of the universe that for the first time included calculations that included black holes and quasars. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 6 |
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 | | Space Robot - Dextre | | by TechDoc, May 25, 2008 | | The two-armed robot Dextre, designed to replace some of the activities that would otherwise have required dangerous spacewalks, is a part of the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station (ISS). | | Comments(0) Liked It: 6 |
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 | | Categorizing Black Holes | | by TechDoc, May 25, 2008 | | Black Holes are such massive dense objects that once passed their event horizon not even light can escape. Yet not all black holes are alike. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | Finding Black Holes | | by TechDoc, May 23, 2008 | | Black Holes are objects with a sufficiently strong gravitational field that not even visible light can escape thereby rendering the interior of black holes invisible. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 6 |
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