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How does a computer's parallel port work?
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How does a computer's parallel port work? And how can you design things to attach to a parallel port ?
How Power-line Networking Works
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No new wires! Power-line networking uses the wiring already in your house to connect your computers. Learn about the pros and cons of a power-line network and how to set one up.
How Serial Ports Work
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Serial ports have been an important I/O tool for decades. Learn how they work!
What are the bumps at the end of computer cables?
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The strange bumps, called ferrite beads, on your computer cables actually serve a very important purpose. Read about ferrite beads and what they do.
How does a FireWire IEEE-1394 connection work?
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I saw the HSW article on USB ports. My computer and video camera have a FireWire connection. How does that work?
Understanding USB Types and the Flexible USB System
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You can find Universal Serial Bus connectors on just about every PC made today. But when it was introduced, USB was leaps and bounds ahead of the technologies it replaced. What makes this standard so useful?
What Programming Language Should You Learn?
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Programming languages come in many flavors. Determining which programming language one should learn has everything to do with what one intends to use it for! So which programming language is right for you? Take this quiz and find out!
How to Add a New Hard Drive to Your Computer in 8 Steps
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Do you own a computer that is more than a year old? If so, then you may be running out of disk space. Learn how to add a new hard drive to your computer.
How Self-parking Cars Work
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Ever wonder how a self-parking car can direct you into a parking space? Learn how self-parking cars can remove the difficulty of parallel parking.
How Scanners Work
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Before the digital camera explosion, flatbed scanners were the way to get images into a PC and online. These devices turn images on paper into data you can access on a computer. Find out how scanners analyze, process and transfer images.