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Whats a controller?

by o00pcsm Mar 26, 2014 9:21AM PDT

can any one explain to me in simple terms what a controller really is in computers
in a very easy way to understand thank you

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There are game controllers.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 26, 2014 11:58AM PDT

On motherboards there are IDE controllers and since this is just 2 of a few hundred you can see that we can't cover them all. Basically it's some bit of hardware between the CPU and something.
Bob

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Controller

by conniegarrick Apr 1, 2014 4:28PM PDT

Controller is a chip or expansion card that interfaces with peripheral devices. This acts as a link between two computer parts.

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