At the heart of all computers is a clock, a dedicated timepiece ensuring that all of the parts of the computer are synchronized and can work together to execute the instructions that the computer ...

I saw your recent column about a clock that resets as a result of (probably) a weak battery, and wondered what you would have to say about my similar yet quite different problem. My clock loses time.

Q: My clock has always kept correct time until last week, when it became slow. The computer is less than a year old. I have set the correct time on several occasions, but it still falls behind. The ...

While computers manage many things with extreme precision, they have surprising difficulty keeping track of time. It’s pretty much impossible for a computer to keep exact time, although accuracy can ...