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  2. Buzzer - Wikipedia

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    A buzzer or beeper is an audio signaling device, [1] which may be mechanical, electromechanical, or piezoelectric (piezo for short). Typical uses of buzzers and beepers include alarm devices , timers , train and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke.

  3. Piezoelectric speaker - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric speaker (also known as a piezo bender due to its mode of operation, and sometimes colloquially called a "piezo", buzzer, crystal loudspeaker or beep speaker) is a loudspeaker that uses the piezoelectric effect for generating sound. The initial mechanical motion is created by applying a voltage to a piezoelectric material, and ...

  4. Mains hum - Wikipedia

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    Mains hum, electric hum, cycle hum, or power line hum is a sound associated with alternating current which is twice the frequency of the mains electricity.The fundamental frequency of this sound is usually double that of fundamental 50/60 Hz, i.e., 100/120 Hz, depending on the local power-line frequency.

  5. Keyboard amplifier - Wikipedia

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    While most keyboard amplifiers produce monophonic sound, a small number of higher-priced, higher-wattage keyboard combo amps have two speakers and two horns and can produce stereophonic sound. When a stereo keyboard amp is used with a stereo chorus effect or Leslie speaker simulator pedal, this can produce a spacious, full sound. Some keyboard ...

  6. Computer hardware - Wikipedia

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    The universal Turing machine was a type of stored-program computer capable of mimicking the operations of any Turing machine (computer model) based on the software instructions passed to it. The storage of computer programs is key to the operation of modern computers and is the connection between computer hardware and software. [7]

  7. Screen of death - Wikipedia

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    On the PlayStation 2, the red screen of death bears similarities to the regular startup, such as the pitched-down menu screen audio and its subsequent ambient noises, alongside a faint whistle. After the normal startup, a red screen will appear with a message saying "Please insert a PlayStation or PlayStation 2 format disc".

  8. Digital Sound System 80 - Wikipedia

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    The Digital Sound System 80, short DSS80, was a three-piece PC audio system co-developed by Microsoft and Philips.It debuted on the 1998 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) and is most likely the only speaker system ever released by the Microsoft Corporation.

  9. Sound card - Wikipedia

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    The PC-98 series of computers, like their IBM PC cousins, also do not have integrated sound contrary to popular belief, and their default configuration is a PC speaker driven by a timer. Sound cards were made for the C-Bus expansion slots that these computers had, most of which used Yamaha's FM and PSG chips and made by NEC themselves, although ...