A 32-bit microprocessor from Intel with a clock speed of 33 MHz. The 80386 is used in PCs.

The set of IEEE standards for defining LAN protocols.

The Intel microprocessor used with the IBM PC AT. Its register size is 16 bits, its bus size is 16 bits, and its clock speed is 8 MHz.

A computer whose central processing unit can process 8 bits of information at a time.

A sound card that takes 8-bit samples of a sound wave, measuring the wave on a scale of 256 increments. These older sound cards have been mostly superseded by 16-bit sound cards, which have higher qua [..]

A monitor with 8-bit color can display 256 colors, which is fine for business and home use, but not good enough for producing high-quality graphics. For multimedia applications, 256 colors is the mini [..]

Six Degrees of Freedom. A virtual reality term used to describe movement in three-dimensional space.

The Pentium Pro. Successor to the Pentium microprocessor; also called P6 or 80686. The 686 has internal RISC architecture and a CISC-RISC translator. It is faster than the Pentium for 32-bit software [..]

A 32-bit microprocessor from Motorola with a clock speed of 66 MHz.

A series of microprocessors developed by Motorola, used in Macintosh computers. See 68000, 68020, 68030, 68040, 68060.