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JOYSTICK WORKING AND DRIFT :GAMING TO AEROSPACE

  TITLE: THE EVOLUTION AND MECHANICS OF JOYSTICKS: FROM GAMING TO AEROSPACE INTRODUCTION: JOYSTICKS HAVE TRANSCENDED THEIR ORIGINS AS MERE GAMING PERIPHERALS TO BECOME INTEGRAL COMPONENTS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, FROM AVIATION AND SPACE EXPLORATION TO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY. THESE VERSATILE INPUT DEVICES HAVE EVOLVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEIR INCEPTION, OFFERING PRECISE CONTROL AND ERGONOMIC DESIGN. THIS ARTICLE DELVES INTO THE EVOLUTION, MECHANICS, AND DIVERSE APPLICATIONS OF JOYSTICKS ACROSS DIFFERENT FIELDS. HISTORY OF JOYSTICKS: THE CONCEPT OF THE JOYSTICK DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY USED IN AVIATION FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT. THE EARLIEST JOYSTICKS WERE SIMPLE MECHANICAL DEVICES CONSISTING OF A LEVER MOUNTED ON A PIVOT, WHICH PILOTS USED TO MANEUVER THEIR PLANES. OVER TIME, JOYSTICKS FOUND THEIR WAY INTO ARCADE GAMES, HOME CONSOLES, AND EVENTUALLY PERSONAL COMPUTERS, REVOLUTIONIZING THE GAMING INDUSTRY. MECHANICS OF JOY...
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COMPONENTS OF MOTHERBOARD AS WELL AS FORMFACTORS OF MOTHERBOARD

 COMPONENTS OF MOTHERBOARD AS WELL AS FORMFACTORS OF MOTHERBOARD MOTHERBOARDS COME IN VARIOUS FORM FACTORS, WHICH DICTATE THEIR PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS, LAYOUT, AND COMPATIBILITY WITH DIFFERENT COMPUTER CASES. THE MOST COMMON FORM FACTORS INCLUDE: 1.       ATX (ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED): ·          STANDARD SIZE: 305 MM × 244 MM (12 IN × 9.6 IN) ·          COMMON IN DESKTOP PCS, PROVIDING A GOOD BALANCE OF EXPANSION SLOTS AND FEATURES. 2.       MICROATX (MATX): ·          STANDARD SIZE: 244 MM × 244 MM (9.6 IN × 9.6 IN) ·          SMALLER THAN ATX, SUITABLE FOR SMALLER DESKTOP CASES WHILE STILL OFFERING SOME EXPANSION OPTIONS. 3.       MINI-ITX: ·          STANDARD SIZE:...
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HARDWARE COMPONENTS - A SHORT NOTE

HARDWARE COMPONENTS- INPUT AND OUTPUT COMPONENTS IN THIS TOPIC WE DISCUSS THE MAJOR HARDWARE COMPONENTS OF A MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH ARE USED FOR INPUT, OUTPUT, PROCESSING, STORAGE, ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND COMMUNICATION.     MOST INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES ARE OUTSIDE THE COMPUTER CASE.   MOST PROCESSING AND STORAGE COMPONENTS ARE CONTAINED INSIDE THE CASE.   THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THE CASE IS THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) IS CALLED THE PROCESSOR AND MICROPROCESSOR.     AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, THE DEVICE IS CENTRAL TO ALL PROCESSING DONE BY THE COMPUTER.   DATA RECEIVED BY INPUT DEVICES IS READ BY THE CPU , AND OUTPUT FROM THE CPU IS WRITTEN TO OUTPUT DEVICES.    THE CPU WRITES DATA AND INSTRUCTION IN STORAGE DEVICES AND PERFORMS CALCULATION AND OTHER DATA PROCESSING.     WHETHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CASE AND REGARDLESS OF THE FUNCTION THE DEVICE PERFORMS,   EACH HARDWARE INPUT, OUTPUT, OR STORAGE DEVIC...
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