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I stopped chasing clock speeds with my PC hardware — here's what actually matters

For years, clock speed ruled the roost. It was the one metric you could point to, devoid of context, to say one component was "faster" than another. It's literally right there in the name. Clock speed ...
Yahoo

A Beginner's Guide to Computer Hardware: From CPUs to SSDs

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 ...
Ars Technica

System clock accuracy expectation

I know I'm being anal retentive, but I just can't stand how much my computer clock drifts. I've already shortened the Internet Time polling interval to 12 hours, yet the system clock still loses ~30 ...
Network World

Security Implications of the Humble Computer Clock

Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. According to a 2007 study by Florian Buchholz and Brett Tjaden, both ...