Questions tagged [definition]
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Is it true that 1 MB can mean either 1000000 bytes, 1024000 bytes, or 1048576 bytes?
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What is the difference between a kibibyte, a kilobit, and a kilobyte?
If 1 KB (kilobyte) can mean either 1000 bytes or 1024 bytes,
And 1 MB (megabyte) can mean either 1000 KB or 1024 KB,
doesn't that mean that 1 MB can either…
Pacerier
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How do I interpret the specification of memory (RAM)?
When looking at memory there are a few specifications that I don't understand and was hoping to have clarification on. What do these terms mean, and how do they affect the systems performance? Feel free to give technical data and answers to these,…
James Mertz
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What does etc stand for/mean?
In most (all?) *nix systems there's a directory named /etc, what does etc stand for?
Gavin Miller
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What are SNMP indices?
I'm trying to find out what is meant by SNMP indices. I read the following statement on wiki:
Index assignments for an SNMP device
instance may change from poll to poll
mostly as a result of changes
initiated by the system admin
My…
Mugen
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What is "projector" in this context?
My Google-fu has turned out to be too low in this case, what is "projector" in the following context?
It seems to be a particular kind of software or file
judging from http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html:
"Your rights to use…
Peter Mortensen
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HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\CachedLogonsCount Definition
I understand that HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\CachedLogonsCount refers to the number of domain credentials used in logons that can be cached.
What I'd like to understand further is whether this is the set of contiguous…
fred
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DNS zone files with more than one name pointing to the same IP
I have set up a local DNS and the forward zone file looks like this:
$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA ns0.mylocal.loc. root.mylocal.loc. (
2011071001 ;Serial
3600 ;Refresh
1800 ;Retry
604800 ;Expire
86400 …
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What does Wintel mean in resumes and job description summaries?
When looking at some job postings for programming and Information Technology, I noticed many list or request "Wintel" experience. Why do they need a new word for this? Why not just "MS Windows" experience?
Wikipedia indicates that common usage…
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The definition and application of the word 'Shell' in computing
I have been researching and ended up going down a rabbit hole. My problem starts when I was reading this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/svchost-service-refactoring
Microsoft say the following: The Service…
E M
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What does a copy of the video mean in P2P?
In a P2P video streaming it is said that "when a client wants to see a video, it contacts it's tracker to find other peers that have a copy of the video"
My question is: What does "a copy of the video" mean? Does it mean that the video is in one…
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