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The major component of computing devices is the processor, called CPU (Central Processing Unit) and it is responsible for handling all the calls of the programs that are executed, though the memory performance and tasks distribution are also important components. Processor or microprocessor is computing device component with the greatest impact on the performance of a computer system, hence its development over the decades has been quite impressive. Processors configuration and settings have all changed considerably in the field of information technology. Parallelism, memory systems, and remote direct memory access (RDMA) enabled high-speed networks are all features of high-performance CPUs. These trends have affected data management and analysis applications. In this paper, we considered the development trend of the processor performance through computation, storage, and network dimensions with review of the global competition between manufacturers and by extension the government of China and USA. Related works in processor performance measurements are reviewed and the consideration of challenges and future developments are enumerated.

This article explains the concept of the Centre Computer Base as a set of hardware for running the various micro-computer programs developed at Birmingham University's Research Centre for the Education of the Visually Handicapped. The programs fall into two main categories: the first is concerned with the needs of very young and less able blind and partially sighted children; the second covers the educational and vocational interests of older children, students and adults. The essential hardware is described, with alternative commercially available devices listed, and an account is given of how the basic set-up can be expanded as needs change.

This collection of articles presents a selection of Deborah Cameron's work on language, gender and sex in one single volume. Arranged thematically, this book covers major developments in Anglo-American feminist linguistics, and Cameron's responses to these, spanning the last twenty years.The collection's overarching theme is the political relationship between language and gender: four distinctly themed sections demonstrate that a variety of forces affect gender relations, and gender representations, in different times and places. Cameron examines the connections between language and the (mis)r