Talk:Modular design

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What is Modular Design in computers?

Same as modular design in other things (eg cars, fridges, even furniture). The idea is to build things of easily replacable parts, with standardized interfaces. A computer actually is one of the best examples of modular design - typical modules are psu, processor, mainboard, graphics card, hard drive, optical drive, etc. All are easily interchangeable, as long as you get one that supports the same standard as the one you replaced. I'll go ahead and copy this to the talk page there so some one can use it to improve the article. TERdON 14:37, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

"Computers, in fact, are the first systems in which modularity in architecture was implemented". LOL Sorry. Eli Whitney is credited with the introduction of interchangeable parts in manufacturing. Modular design has been around a long, long time.

I'm thinking a read of "Structured Design" by Yourdon before doing a rewrite this tripe. Something that includes the concepts of coupling and cohesion.