A computer is a complex machine. While most of it works on a microscopic level, it certainly has recognizable macroscopic components that contribute to its uses. A computer can be used to do just ...

A piece of cybernetic history returned home as a long-lost component of the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC), one of the first practical general purpose computers, was returned to ...

This article is the first in a series of how-to stories on building a computer. For a video version of part one, click here. There are some advantages to building your own PC, like picking out the ...

Even with the following steps, this process is going to feel overwhelming—especially if you don’t keep up with all the latest hardware news (as many of us don’t). Thus, along with feedback you might ...

Of the hundreds of components that make up a modern computer, the microprocessor chip consumes the most energy. An essential part of any PC, laptop or mobile device, a microprocessor performs ...