The term supercomputer does get tossed around a lot, but what does it actually mean? What does a computer need to do to be ...

Have you ever wondered what those confusing letters and numbers at the end of the CPU mean? Every year, Intel and AMD release new generations of their CPUs with updated specifications and sometimes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. pedrosala / iStock / Getty Images Computer hardware refers to the physical components that make up a computer system. Many ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to the ...

I already posted a similar thread here 3 years ago when I wasn't sure if my processor at that time was AMD Athlon XP1500+ or AMD Athlon XP2000+ (that why I put "yet again" in the title), while now I ...