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How Motherboards Work
Featured Article: How Motherboards Work

Nearly everything you use to run your computer or enhance its performance is either part of the motherboard or plugs into it. Trace the history of this essential computer component. See more »
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10 Types of Computers
10 Types of Computers

Do you know the different types of computers? Take a look at our list of 10 types of computers and learn about laptops, wearable PCs and more.
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How can a totally logical machine like a computer generate a random number?
How can a totally logical machine like a computer generate a random number?

C programming can create a formula for a computer to generate a random number, but there are other ways to. Check out this explanation and diagram.
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How Motherboards Work
How Motherboards Work

Nearly everything you use to run your computer or enhance its performance is either part of the motherboard or plugs into it. Trace the history of this essential computer component.
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Is it better to turn my computer off when I am not using it or leave it on all the time?
Is it better to turn my computer off when I am not using it or leave it on all the time?

Several factors determine whether you should leave your computer on or off overnight. Networking, economic factors, and stressed-out components all play a part.
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What are system resources, and why do I run out of them?
What are system resources, and why do I run out of them?

In many cases, an "out of memory" message is misleading, since your whole system really did not run out of memory. Instead, certain areas of memory used by Windows have run low on space.
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What does Alt+F4 do?
What does Alt+F4 do?

Will this keyboard combination shut your computer down or render it inoperable? It's not likely, but it's always better to ask …
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What's inside my computer?
What's inside my computer?

Ever wonder why your computer works the way it does? We did, too. So we took one apart to see what all of it does. So what's inside a computer?
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