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For some people, fast is never fast enough. In the world of computers, a fast processor can be made even faster by overclocking it. Overclocking involves increasing the clock speed of the computers CPU past the rate at which it was originally designed to run.
Some ways to overclock a processor include increasing the CPUs operating speed in the system BIOS or changing the hardware jumper settings for the processor. Modifying these settings may allow the processor to run faster than set by the manufacturer, which may increase the overall performance of the computer. However, since other settings, such as the memory speed, frontside and backside bus speeds, and other components are fixed, there may not be a significant increase in performance.
Regardless of how overclocking is done, it potentially may cause problems with the computer. After all, when you overclock a computer, you are altering the manufacturers design of the machine. For example, if there is not enough electrical current to to power the processor at the new rate, it may slow down or stop running completely. Also, if the heat sink cannot sufficiently cool the processor running at the faster rate, it may overheat, causing your computer to freeze or crash. This is actually a preventive measure, since the computer stops functioning when the CPU gets too hot. Otherwise, the CPU may literally fry itself and your overclocked processor may become an overcooked processor.
In summary, overclocking a processor can be a risky endeavor. It is best left to computer enthusiasts who understand their hardware and are willing to accept the risks associated with it. Since overclocking voids your computers warranty, dont expect the manufacturer to replace your cooked CPU for free. If you want a fast machine that is supported by the manufacturer, buying a fast processor to begin with is your best bet.

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The motherboard is the main circuit board of your computer and is also known as the mainboard or logic board. If you ever open your computer, the biggest piece of silicon you see is the motherboard. Attached to the motherboard, youll find the CPU, ROM, memory RAM expansion slots, PCI slots, and USB ports. It also includes controllers for devices like the hard drive, DVD drive, keyboard, and mouse. Basically, the motherboard is what makes everything in your computer work together.
Each motherboard has a collection of chips and controllers known as the chipset. When new motherboards are developed, they often use new chipsets. The good news is that these boards are typically more efficient and faster than their predecessors. The bad news is that older components often do not work with new chipsets. Of course, if you are planning on upgrading multiple components, it may be more cost-effective to just buy a new computer.

Stands for Multimedia Messaging Service. MMS is mobile phone service that allows users to send multimedia messages to each other. This includes images, videos, and sound files.
MMS is an extension of SMS, which is used to send and receive text messages. Like text messages, multimedia messages are first transmitted to a central server maintained by the cellular service provider. Once the message has been received by the server, it is forwarded to the recipient. If the recipients phone is off or she does not have cell phone service when the message is sent, the server will hold the message and send it once the recipients phone is available.
Most modern cell phones and smartphones support MMS messaging. MMS support is typically integrated into the text messaging interface and activates automatically when needed. For example, if you type a text-only message, it will be sent using SMS. If you add a graphic or video, the multimedia portion will be transmitted via MMS. Similarly, if someone sends you an multimedia message, your phone will automatically use MMS to receive the file. If your phone does not support MMS messages, you will most likely receive a text message that includes a URL where you can view the file from a Web browser.

When you minimize a window, you hide it from view. This is commonly done to unclutter the display or to view other open windows without closing the current window. In Windows, minimizing a window will create a button for it in the taskbar. In Mac OS X, an icon for the minimized window is added to the right size of the dock.
To minimize a window in Windows, click the button with the icon of a horizontal line, located in the upper-right corner of the window. This will hide the window and create a corresponding button for it in the taskbar. To open the window again, simply click the button in the taskbar.
To minimize a window in Mac OS X, click the yellow button in the upper-left corner of the window or double-click the title bar. This will shrink the window into an icon that is stored in the dock. Like Windows, clicking the icon will open the window again. One fun thing to try is to hold the Shift key while clicking the minimize button. Instead of shrinking immediately, the window will contract into the dock in slow motion.
The minimize button is located next to the maximize button on both Macintosh and Windows computers.

This is a special HTML tag that is used to store information about a Web page but is not displayed in a Web browser. For example, meta tags provide information such as what program was used to create the page, a description of the page, and keywords that are relevant to the page. Many search engines use the information stored in meta tags when they index Web pages.

Memory Stick is a type of flash memory developed by Sony. It is used to store data for digital cameras, camcorders, and other kinds of electronics. Because Memory Stick is a proprietary Sony product, it is used by nearly all of Sonys products that use flash media. Unfortunately, this also means Memory Stick cards are incompatible with most products not developed by Sony.
Memory Stick cards are available in two versions: Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick PRO Duo. Memory Stick PRO cards are 50mm long by 21.5mm wide and are 2.8mm thick. Memory Stick PRO Duo cards are 31mm long by 20mm wide and are only 1.6mm thick. High-speed versions of Memory Stick media support data transfer rates up to 80Mbps, or 10 MB/sec, which is fast enough record high-quality digital video.

A megabit is 106 or 1,000,000 bits.
One megabit (abbreviated Mb) is equal to 1,000 kilobits. There are 1,000 megabits in a gigabit. It is important to distinguish megabits (Mb) from megabytes (MB), as there are 8 megabits in a single megabyte.
Megabits are commonly used to measure high-speed, or broadband Internet connections. For example, an ISP may offer cable modem Internet access with download speeds up to 60 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps. In some parts of the world, fiber connections provide even faster speeds. For example, 100/100 Internet connections are common in Sweden. This type of connection provides symmetrical downstream and upstream data transfers at up to 100 megabits per second both ways.
While megabits are used to measure Internet speeds, megabytes are commonly used to measure file size. This difference makes it a bit tricky to determine how long a download will take. You must first divide the download speed by eight in order to convert megabits per second to megabytes per second. For example, if you download a 100 megabyte file at a speed of 40 Mbps, it will take 20 seconds. (40 Mbps / 8 = 5 MBps. 100 MB / 5 MBps = 20 seconds.)

Lossless compression reduces a files size with no loss of quality. This seemingly magical method of reducing file sizes can be applied to both image and audio files. While JPEGs and MP3s use lossy compression, newer compression algorithms, such as JPEG 2000 and Apple Lossless compression, can be used to create lossless compressed files.
Lossless compression basically rewrites the data of the original file in a more efficient way. However, because no quality is lost, the resulting files are typically much larger than image and audio files compressed with lossy compression. For example, a file compressed using lossy compression may be one tenth the size of the original, while lossless compression is unlikely to produce a file smaller than half of the original size.

In computer science, a loop is a programming structure that repeats a sequence of instructions until a specific condition is met. Programmers use loops to cycle through values, add sums of numbers, repeat functions, and many other things.
Loops are supported by all modern programming languages, though their implementations and syntax may differ. Two of the most common types of loops are the while loop and the for loop.
A while loop is the simplest form of a programming loop. It states that while a condition is valid, keep looping. In the PHP example below, the while loop will continue until i is equal to num.
= 1;     = 21;    while (    {        echo , ;         ;   // increment    }
If is 1 and is 21, the loop will print out 1, 2, 3, 4… etc. all the way to 20. Then the loop will stop or break after 20 iterations because the while condition has been met.
A for loop is similar to a while loop, but streamlines the source code. The for loop statement defines the start and end point as well as the increment for each iteration. Below is the same loop above defined as a while loop.
= 21;    for ( = 1;    {        echo , ;    }
Though for loops and while loops can often be used interchangeably, it often makes more sense to use one over the other. In most cases, for loops are preferred since they are cleaner and easier to read. However, in some situations, a while statement can be more efficient. For instance, the following PHP statement can be used to load all the values from a MySQL result into an array using only one line of code.
while ( = mysql_fetch_array())
NOTE: Since loops will repeat until a given specific condition is met, it is important to make sure the loop will break at some point. If the condition is never met, the loop will continue indefinitely creating an infinite loop. Writing code that allows infinite loops is bad programming practice, since they can cause programs to crash.

Stands for Java Database Connectivity. JDBC is an API that allows Java applications to connect to and query a wide range of databases. Examples include Java DB, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Sybase ASE, and Microsoft SQL Server.
JDBC makes it possible for a software developer to run SQL queries within a Java application. The database connection and any required query translations are handled by the JDBC driver. For example, the same Java method can be used to query a MySQL database and a Microsoft SQL Server database. The goal is to provide developers with write once, run anywhere functionality, making it easy to work with different types of databases.
In order for an application to use JDBC, the appropriate driver must be installed. Examples include the JDBC Thin driver and the JDBC OCI (Oracle Call Interface) driver. The driver files are available as Java archives (.JAR files), which can be referenced by a Java application. Each Java archive contains .CLASS files that allow Java apps to communicate with different types of databases. Individual classes can be removed to reduce the disk space required by the corresponding Java app.
JDBC is designed specifically for Java applications, while ODBC is language independent. That means the ODBC API is available for multiple programming languages, while JDBC is only available for Java. A bridge can be used to translate commands between the two APIs. For example, an ODBC-JDBC bridge translates ODBC function-calls into JDBC method-calls, allowing them to be processed by a JDBC driver. A JDBC-ODBC driver converts JDBC method calls into ODBC function calls, allowing them to work with an ODBC driver.

a melting pot of racial slurs. can be substituted for epitaths about whites, blacks, Jews, Hispanics, Chinese, Russians, French-ies, Arabs, or any other group you can think of.

A racial slur ususally reserved for someone of Asian descent.

When a program on your computer has an error, you may see a message pop up on the screen saying, Illegal Operation. This is a rather tactless way of saying something went wrong with the program that was running. It could also be a fault with the operating system itself. The problem with the phrase Illegal Operation is that it seems to put the blame on you, the user. The fact is, the error was most likely caused by a bug in the program, and is certainly not your fault.
Common errors that produce illegal operation messages are divide by zero errors (no number is divisible by zero), and memory leaks where the program tries to address memory in another programs memory space. If these errors happen while a program is running, the execution comes to an abrupt halt and the program usually quits. Illegal operations can happen on both Windows and Macintosh computers, though the Mac OS X operating system is better at avoiding system-level errors.

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A hostname is a label that identifies a hardware device, or host, on a network. Hostnames are used in both local networks (LANs) as well as wide area networks like the Internet.

Local network hostnames dont have a standard format, but they cannot contain spaces and other special characters like commas, periods, and apostrophes. For example, if your name your Mac, Mikes iMac, the hostname will automatically be translated to Mikes-iMac.local. If youre a Mac user, you can customize your computers hostname by modifying the computer name in the Sharing System Preference. If you use a Windows PC, you can modify your hostname by changing the computer name within the System Control Panel.

Internet hostnames are simply domain names, like techterms.com. They are typically fully qualified domain names, such as www.techterms.com or ftp.techterms.com, since each subdomain is a different hostname. However, if a website URL does not include a domain prefix like www, then the domain name itself (e.g. techterms.com) can serve as the hostname.

In both local networks and wide area networks like the Internet, hostnames are translated to IP addresses using DNS. Either a local or remote DNS server maps each hostname to a unique IP address, which is how the device is actually identified on a network. Therefore, hostnames are simply used as human-readable labels, which makes it easy to remember names of devices on a network and websites on the Internet.

Editing the hostname in macOS (OS X)

Changing the hostname in Windows 8

List of characters not allowed in a hostname

A font is a specific typeface of a certain size and style. For example, one font may be Arial 12 pt bold, while another font may be Times New Roman 14 pt italic. Most word processing programs have a Font menu that allows you to choose the typeface, size, and style of the text. In order to use a font, you must have it installed on your computer. Windows provides access to fonts using the Fonts control panel. The Mac OS stores fonts in a Fonts folder and includes a separate Font Book application for managing fonts.

Most people have several thousand files on their computers hard disk, so imagine how hard it would be to find anything if the files were not organized. Fortunately, all hard disks use a file system, which organizes all the files on the disk. The file system is created when you initialize or format your hard disk. It sets up the root directory and subsequent directories beneath it. The file system allows you to create new files and folders, which are added to different parts of the file tree on your hard disk.
For example, your hard disk probably has separate folders for programs, documents, pictures, music, and movie files. Within these folders, there are likely other folders that futher organize your files. All these folders (or directories) are organized by your computers file system. There are also several folders your computers operating system uses to store system files, such as startup data and system preferences. Some of these folders are invisible to the user, but are recognized by the computers file system.
Older Windows machines used a file system called FAT32, while newer Windows computers use NTFS. Macintosh computers used the HFS file system for a long time, but now use an updated version of HFS, called HFS . Though you typically dont need to know all the details of your computers file system, it is nice to know that it is always working to keep your files organized.

The Escape key is located in the upper-left corner of a computer keyboard. It typically resides to the left of the Function keys (F1, F2, F3, etc.) and above the tilde (~) key. Most often, is is labeled with the abbreviation esc.
The Escape key has many purposes, which have evolved over time. Most uses share the common action of exiting or escaping an operation. The Escape key is often used to quit, cancel, or abort a process that is running on a computer.
Some specific examples of Escape key functions include:
While most applications dont require the use of the Escape (esc) key, it can be a handy shortcut for stopping or canceling operations on your computer.
Escape key on a Logitech Wave keyboard

Someone who grew up singing and going through all his school years being in the choir, then graduates and goes to college to study to be a choir teacher.

Returns back to his high school as a choir teacher, and enjoys the rest of his days teaching younger boys how to sing like girls.