CU
Short for control unit, it is a typical component of the CPU that implements the microprocessor instruction set. It extracts instructions from memory and decodes and executes them, and sends the necessary signals to the ALU to perform the operation needed. Control Units are either hardwired (instruction register is hardwired to rest of the microprocessor) or micro-programmed.
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- CUA
Short for Common User Access, a set standards for user interfaces developed by IBM. CUA is one component of the System Application Architecture (SAA) standards introduced in 1987. The CUA standards deal with interface appearance, programming conventions, and communications.
- BIN/CUE
An image format commonly found on the Internet. BIN/CUE images are CD-Images that come in both a .bin and .cue file. The .cue file contains the track layout information and the .bin file holds the actual data. Also called .bin/.cue. BIN/CUE files can be burned to a CD-R or a CD-RW.
- CUPS
Short for Common UNIX Printing System, CUPS is a portable printing layer used on UNIX-based operating systems to provide a common printing interface across a local network. CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) for managing print jobs, print queues and it adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description-based printing options. CUPS was first […]
- CU-SeeMe
A videoconferencing program that utilizes the Internet to transmit audio and video signals. There is a freeware version of CU-SeeMe developed at Cornell University. In June 2001, CU-SeeMe merged with First Virtual Communications, and has extended the point-to-point capabilities of the original CU-SeeMe application into a software multipoint control unit, known as Conference Server – […]
- CVD
Short for China Video Disc, CVD is an enhancement to Video CD, that was developed by a Chinese government-backed committee of manufacturers and researchers. CVD was surpassed by SVCD; however, most of DVD players that support SVCD also support CVD.