Counters Everywhere
Generally; counters are devices that display but can also store for statistical
purposes the number of times a process or event has occurred usually over a
set period of time. there are two types of counters; an incremental counter
(a device which increases in value) also termed as an "up" counter and increases
by one in each pass, or a decremented device those that decrease in value usually
by one on each pass "down"!
So if a:
1. "up" device displayed "100" with one pass or hit it would increase to
"101"
2. "down" device displayed "100" with one pass or hit it would decrease to
"99"
And so on:
Counters where WebPages and Internet sites are concerned usually increment
in value; it is usually electronic counts that decrement, i.e. Asynchronous
(ripple), Synchronous, Decade, Up-Down, Ring and Johnson counters.
Additionally; processors have counters with interrupt and processor times per
second!
This page was designed to give users an insight into what a counter is, if
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