Great science journalism requires human expertise, time, effort and creativity. And it costs money. That’s why I and the journalists here at Scientific American hope you’ll join our community. When ...

Your commands, ideas, demands and concepts form the data your system processes and stores. Without user input, a computer simply takes up desktop space and waits for directions, like a lost motorist ...

Every peripheral device (keyboard, modem, monitor, etc.) requires a control circuit that interfaces with the computer's processor (CPU). These circuits are either built into the chips on the ...

The LWN.net Video4Linux2 API series. This is the fourth article in the irregular LWN series on writing video drivers for Linux. Those who have not yet read the introductory article may want to start ...

A presentation most suitable for KS4 looking at computer science inputs and outputs. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout ...