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  2. Software component - Wikipedia

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    Brad Cox refined the concept of a software component in the 1980s. [7] He attempted to create an infrastructure and market for reusable third-party components by inventing the Objective-C programming language. [8] IBM introduced System Object Model (SOM) in the early 1990s. [9] Microsoft introduced Component Object Model (COM) in the

  3. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    PC—Personal Computer; PCB—Printed Circuit Board; PCB—Process Control Block; PC DOS—Personal Computer Disc Operating System; PCI—Peripheral Component Interconnect; PCIe—PCI Express; PCI-X—PCI Extended; PCL—Printer Command Language; PCMCIA—Personal Computer Memory Card International Association; PCM—Pulse-Code Modulation

  4. Configuration item - Wikipedia

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    Configuration items are represented by their properties. These properties can be common to all the configuration items (e.g. unique item code that we will generate, description of function, end of the lifecycle or business owner that is approving configuration item changes and technical owner, i.e. administrator, that is supporting it and implementing the changes).

  5. List of Microsoft Windows components - Wikipedia

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    Allows users to view and change basic system settings and controls, such as adding hardware, adding and removing software, controlling user accounts, and changing accessibility options control.exe: Windows 1.0: Device Manager: Allows the user to display and control the hardware attached to the computer, and control what device drivers are used ...

  6. List of computer hardware manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of other companies (AMD, Microchip, Altera, etc.) making specialized chipsets as part of other ICs, and they are not often found in PC hardware (laptop, desktop or server). There are also a number of now defunct companies (like 3com, DEC, SGI) that produced network related chipsets for us in general computers.

  7. List of IBM Personal Computer models - Wikipedia

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    Industrial version of the IBM PC XT [33] [34] Industrial Computer 5531: 5531-011 April 1984: Un­known ISA, 8-bit 8 3 Intel 8088: 4.77 256 KB 640 KB 1.2 MB none Industrial version of the IBM PC XT [33] [34] [35] Industrial Computer 5531: 5531-021 May 1985: Un­known ISA, 8-bit 8 3 Intel 8088: 4.77 256 KB 640 KB 1.2 MB 20 MB Industrial version ...

  8. Software system - Wikipedia

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    A software system is a system of intercommunicating components based on software forming part of a computer system (a combination of hardware and software). It "consists of a number of separate programs, configuration files, which are used to set up these programs, system documentation, which describes the structure of the system, and user documentation, which explains how to use the system".

  9. Software - Wikipedia

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    The rise of cloud computing has introduced the new software delivery model Software as a Service (SaaS). In SaaS, applications are hosted by a provider and accessed over the Internet. The process of developing software involves several stages. The stages include software design, programming, testing, release, and maintenance.