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  2. Computer tower - Wikipedia

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    In personal computing, a tower unit, or simply a tower, is a form factor of desktop computer case whose height is much greater than its width, thus having the appearance of an upstanding tower block, as opposed to a traditional "pizza box" computer case whose width is greater than its height and appears lying flat.

  3. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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    An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display monitor and a keyboard (mouse not shown) A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. [1] It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet ...

  4. Air traffic control - Wikipedia

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    Air control (known to pilots as tower or tower control) is responsible for the active runway surfaces. Air control gives clearance for aircraft takeoff or landing, whilst ensuring that prescribed runway separation will exist at all times.

  5. Power supply unit (computer) - Wikipedia

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    Power supply unit (computer) A power supply unit ( PSU) converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a computer. Modern personal computers universally use switched-mode power supplies. Some power supplies have a manual switch for selecting input voltage, while others automatically adapt to the main voltage.

  6. Central processing unit - Wikipedia

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    The control unit (CU) is a component of the CPU that directs the operation of the processor. It tells the computer's memory, arithmetic and logic unit and input and output devices how to respond to the instructions that have been sent to the processor.

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  7. Computer hardware - Wikipedia

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    Computer hardware. PDP-11 CPU board. Computer hardware comprises the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, and computer case. It includes external devices such as a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers.

  8. Transatlantic United Airlines flight diverted after laptop ...

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    A computer grounded a flight — and it wasn’t one of the control tower’s. A transatlantic United Airlines flight had to be diverted to Ireland on Sunday when a passenger’s laptop became ...

  9. Motherboard - Wikipedia

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    Motherboard. A motherboard (also called mainboard, main circuit board, MB, base board, system board, or, in Apple computers, logic board) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expandable systems. It holds and allows communication between many of the crucial electronic components of a system, such as the ...

  10. ATX - Wikipedia

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    An ATX motherboard. Comparison of some common motherboard form factors (pen for scale) ATX ( Advanced Technology Extended) is a motherboard and power supply configuration specification, patented by David Dent in 1995 at Intel, [1] to improve on previous de facto standards like the AT design. It was the first major change in desktop computer ...

  11. Computer case - Wikipedia

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    Tower cases are often categorized as mini-tower, midi-tower, mid-tower, or full-tower. The terms are subjective and inconsistently defined by different manufacturers. Full tower cases are typically 56 cm (22 in) or more in height and intended to stand on the floor.