asic an application specific instruction set processor asip a chip chips a system on a chip or a chip set a data acquisition device an optical computer a quantum computer a biological computer and generally an apparatus that may accept data process data according to one or more stored software programs generate results and typically include input output storage arithmetic logic and control units u201c software u201d may refer to prescribed rules to operate a computer examples of software may include code segments in one or more computer readable languages graphical and or textual instructions applets pre compiled code interpreted code compiled code and computer programs a u201c computer readable medium u201d may refer to any storage device used for storing data accessible by a computer examples of a computer readable medium may include a magnetic hard disk a floppy disk an optical disk such as a cd rom and a dvd a magnetic tape a flash memory a memory chip and or other types of media that can store machine readable instructions thereon a u201c computer system u201d may refer to a system having one or more computers where each computer may include a computer readable medium embodying software to operate the computer or one or more of its components examples of a computer system may include a distributed computer system for processing information via computer systems linked by a network two or more computer systems connected together via a network for transmitting and or receiving information between.