Difference between revisions of "Computer Controllers"
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In desktop computers the controller may be a plug in board, a single integrated circuit on the motherboard, or an external device. In | In desktop computers the controller may be a plug in board, a single integrated circuit on the motherboard, or an external device. In | ||
mainframes the controller is usually either a separate device attached to a channel or integrated into the peripheral. | mainframes the controller is usually either a separate device attached to a channel or integrated into the peripheral. | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controller_(computing) Wikipedia Computer Controllers] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:21, 6 December 2012
Computer Controller is a chip, an expansion card, or a stand-alone device that interfaces with a peripheral device. This may be a link between two parts of a computer or a controller on an external device that manages the operation of that device. The term is sometimes used in the opposite sense to refer to a device by which the user controls the operation of the computer, as in game controller.
In desktop computers the controller may be a plug in board, a single integrated circuit on the motherboard, or an external device. In mainframes the controller is usually either a separate device attached to a channel or integrated into the peripheral.