Modern computer buses can use both parallel and bit serial connections, and can be wired in either a multidrop ( electrical parallel ) or daisy chain topology, or connected by switched hubs, as in the case of USB.

Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics, although 2D computer graphics are still used for stylistic, low bandwidth, and faster real-time renderings.

In addition to fundamental contributions in several branches of theoretical computer science, Knuth is the creator of the TeX computer typesetting system, the related METAFONT font definition language and rendering system, and the Computer Modern family of typefaces.

Modern fanzines are printed on computer printers or at local copy shops, or they may only be sent as email.

Modern steganography entered the world in 1985 with the advent of the personal computer being applied to classical steganography problems.

Modern computer technology has resulted in many variations on the slot machine concept.

Modern slot machines are controlled by EPROM computer chips and, in large casinos, coin acceptors have become obsolete in favor of bill acceptors.

Modern torpedoes use an umbilical wire, which nowadays allows the computer processing power of the submarine or ship to be used.

Modern reconstructions of Viking mythology have shown a persistent influence in late 20th-and early 21st-century popular culture in some countries, inspiring comics, role-playing games, computer games, and music, including Viking metal, a sub-genre of heavy metal music.

Modern usage derives primarily from one of the earliest computer games, Colossal Cave Adventure, in which the idea is to explore an underground cave with many rooms, collecting the treasures found there.

Modern computer graphics card displays almost overwhelmingly use raster techniques, dividing the screen into a rectangular grid of pixels, due to the relatively low cost of raster-based video hardware as compared with vector graphic hardware.

Modern digital multimeters may have an embedded computer, which provides a wealth of convenience features.

Modern meters may be interfaced with a personal computer by IrDA links, RS-232 connections, USB, or an instrument bus such as IEEE-488.

Modern usage of the term " computer simulation " may encompass virtually any computer-based representation.

Modern networks usually connect three or more host computers together ; in such cases the packet header generally contains addressing information so that the packet is received by the correct host computer.

Modern pilot displays now include computer displays including

Built in the 1950s, Skibo Hall's design was typical of Mid-Century Modern architecture, but was poorly equipped to deal with advances in computer and internet connectivity.

Modern point of sale systems can operate on computer networks using a variety of software programs.

Modern top-of-the-line total stations no longer require a reflector or prism ( used to return the light pulses used for distancing ) to return distance measurements, are fully robotic, and can even e-mail point data to the office computer and connect to satellite positioning systems, such as a Global Positioning System.

Modern refinements through computer modeling ( such as the comprehensive U. S. Department of Energy " Energy Plus " energy simulation software ), and application of decades of lessons learned ( since the 1970s energy crisis ) can achieve significant energy savings and reduction of environmental damage, without sacrificing functionality or aesthetics.

Modern web-based editing systems can take video directly from a camera phone over a GPRS or 3G mobile connection, and editing can take place through a web browser interface, so, strictly speaking, a computer for video editing does not require any installed hardware or software beyond a web browser and an internet connection.

Modern technology ( the internet and cheaper home printing ) has also influenced board games via the phenomenon of print-and-play board games that you buy and print yourself.

* Modern printing technology, such as laser printers and inkjet printers, can adequately reproduce all three.

Modern crossbow sights often use similar technology to modern firearm sights, such red dot sights and telescopic sights.

Modern day control engineering ( also called control systems engineering ) is a relatively new field of study that gained a significant attention during 20th century with the advancement in technology.

Modern air warfare technology and the invention of the atomic bomb had changed the importance of the military base.

Modern technology has located and increased the availability of much of the underground water.

Modern Uyghur medical hospitals adopted modern medical science and medicine and adopted evidence-based pharmaceutical technology to traditional medicines.

Modern technology allows multiple physical servers with either different ( cf.

Modern electrometers based on vacuum tube or solid-state technology can be used to make voltage and charge measurements with very low leakage currents, down to 1 femtoampere.

Modern cables use only optical fiber technology to carry digital payloads, which carry telephone, Internet and private data traffic.

Modern " crossbar switches " are usually implemented with semiconductor technology.

Modern technology has allowed machines to enhance human-power.

Modern light rail technology is flexible and adaptable, and whether any given system is considered a true rapid transit system or not depends on its characteristics.

Modern light rail technology has primarily German origins, since an attempt by Boeing Vertol to introduce a new American light rail vehicle was a technical failure.

Modern technology such as railroads and gas lamps were conveniences which the rising bourgeoisie could enjoy in their leisurely lifestyle.

Modern wire wrapping technology was developed after WWII at Bell Laboratories as a means of making electrical connections in a new relay being designed for use in the Bell Telephone system.

Modern engineers have put forward a plausible hypothesis for the statue construction, based on the technology of those days ( which was not based on the modern principles of earthquake engineering ), and the accounts of Philo and Pliny who both saw and described the remains.

Modern sails are manufactured with a combination of broadseaming and non-stretch fabric ( ref New technology below ).

Modern technology changed the job of the modern logger considerably.

Modern computer technology considerably speeds up the process of reassembling shredded documents.

Modern surveys generally use magnetometers with GPS technology to automatically record the magnetic field and their location.

Modern technology has improved component and frame designs, and many tandems are as well-built as modern high-end road and off-road bikes.

Modern technology has been utilised to show visitors the normally inaccessible interior of Bat Cave, where thousands of bats breed each year.