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Stands for Error Correction Code. ECC is used to verify data transmissions by locating and correcting transmission errors. It is commonly used by RAM chips that include forward error correction (FEC), which ensures all the data being sent to and from the RAM is transmitted correctly.
ECC RAM or memory is similar to parity RAM, which includes a parity bit that validates the data being sent. The parity bit is a redundant binary value of 1 or 0 that is sent along with the data. If the parity bit does not match the value of the data it represents, it indicates an error in the transmission and the data may need to be resent. ECC works in a similar way, but uses a more advanced error correction system that can correct data transmission errors on the fly.
Since ECC memory requires more processing, it can be slower than non-ECC RAM and basic parity RAM. However, ECC RAM provides more reliable data transfers, which results is greater system stability. Therefore, high-end servers and workstations may use ECC memory to minimize crashes and system downtime.

The Dvorak keyboard is a keyboard layout named after its designer, Dr. August Dvorak. He designed the keyboard as alternative to the standard QWERTY keyboard layout, with the goal of improving typing ergonomics.
Dvorak developed the new keyboard layout after studying common typing patterns. He determined the QWERTY layout, which was designed for telegraph operators and early typewriters, was inefficient. It required awkward motions, didnt use the home row (ASDF) enough, and required many common key patterns to be typed with one hand.
To improve typing efficiency, Dvorak designed his keyboard layout to alternate keystrokes between left and right hands. He also placed the most common letters in the home row. For example, since nearly all words have vowels, the home row on the Dvorak keyboard begins with the letters AOEUI. The vowel keys are placed next to each other since vowels often alternate with consonants.
Dvorak patented his keyboard layout in 1936, claiming layout offered the faster typing speeds, greater accuracy, and less fatigue than the QWERTY keyboard. Despite these benefits, the Dvorak keyboard has never achieved the popularity of the QWERTY layout. Most people still learn to type on a QWERTY keyboard and simply do not want to relearn a new keyboard layout. Therefore, nearly all desktop computers and laptops sold in Western countries come with QWERTY keyboards.
NOTE: The original version of the Dvorak keyboard is also known as the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (DSK). In 1982, ANSI standardized a slight variation of the Dvorak keyboard layout, called the American Simplified Keyboard (ASK).

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A dual boot system is a computer that can boot into two different operating systems. While most computers automatically load a specific operating system (OS) at startup, a dual boot system allows you to choose what OS you would like to load. For example, a dual boot Windows system may provide an option to load either Windows 7 or Windows 8 at startup. Linux and Mac OS X users can install Windows to create a Linux/Windows or Mac/Windows dual boot configuration.
Dual boot systems are often used by computer enthusiasts, who prefer different operating systems for different tasks or want to run OS-specific applications. Software developers also use dual boot systems to test their software on multiple operating systems. A single dual boot system is more efficient than buying and setting up two separate computers.
In order to create a dual boot system, you first need to install a custom boot manager or boot loader. This is a small program that loads near the beginning of the boot sequence before the OS loads. Common PC boot loaders include LILO and GRUB, which support Linux and Windows. Mac users can install Apples Boot Camp utility. In most cases, you will need to install each operating system on a separate partitions. Linux installations may require multiple partitions just for the Linux OS. While the disk partitioning can be done manually, it is typically accomplished using a dual boot utility like EasyBCD (Windows) or Boot Camp (Mac OS X).
While many users still create dual boot machines, virtualization has become a more common way to run multiple operating systems on a single computer. Unlike dual booting, virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems at the same time and switch between them without restarting. However, booting into a specific OS typically yields the best performance.
NOTE: Dual boot may also be called multi boot, which refers to a computer than can load two or more different operating systems.

A drive-by download is a download that happens automatically when you visit a webpage. The download starts without you initiating it and may take place in the background without any notification.
Drive-by downloads can occur on both legitimate and malicious websites. For example, if a hacker gains access to a trusted website, he can install code on webpages that will initiate automatic downloads on visitors computers. Malicious websites, such as those used in phishing and pharming activities, may intentionally download malware on users computers.
There are multiple ways a webmaster can implement drive-by downloads in a webpage. One method is to insert JavaScript code that automatically opens a downloadable file once the page has loaded. Another method involves using an iframe that references another URL, which initiates the download. A less common method is to use a browser plug-in or extension that downloads files automatically. In rare cases, online advertisers can even insert code in display ads that initiate downloads on users computers. Most ad networks now prevent this type of behavior.
While drive-by downloads happen automatically, it is rare that the an executable file will run without your permission. This is because most browsers notify you when a file has been downloaded and will not open downloaded files automatically. Therefore, you can prevent damage from drive-by downloads by simply not opening unknown files downloaded by your web browser.
Norton Safe Web Drive-By Download Warning

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Stands for Cascading Style Sheet. Cascading style sheets are used to format the layout of Web pages. They can be used to define text styles, table sizes, and other aspects of Web pages that previously could only be defined in a pages HTML.
CSS helps Web developers create a uniform look across several pages of a Web site. Instead of defining the style of each table and each block of text within a pages HTML, commonly used styles need to be defined only once in a CSS document. Once the style is defined in cascading style sheet, it can be used by any page that references the CSS file. Plus, CSS makes it easy to change styles across several pages at once. For example, a Web developer may want to increase the default text size from 10pt to 12pt for fifty pages of a Web site. If the pages all reference the same style sheet, the text size only needs to be changed on the style sheet and all the pages will show the larger text.
While CSS is great for creating text styles, it is helpful for formatting other aspects of Web page layout as well. For example, CSS can be used to define the cell padding of table cells, the style, thickness, and color of a tables border, and the padding around images or other objects. CSS gives Web developers more exact control over how Web pages will look than HTML does. This is why most Web pages today incorporate cascading style sheets.

Stands for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. It is a technology used to produce integrated circuits. CMOS circuits are found in several types of electronic components, including microprocessors, batteries, and digital camera image sensors.
The MOS in CMOS refers to the transistors in a CMOS component, called MOSFETs (metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors). The metal part of the name is a bit misleading, as modern MOSFETs often use polysilicon instead of aluminum as the conductive material. Each MOSFET includes two terminals (source and drain) and a gate, which is insulated from the body of the transistor. When enough voltage is applied between the gate and body, electrons can flow between the source and drain terminals.
The complimentary part of CMOS refers to the two different types of semiconductors each transistor contains — N-type and P-type. N-type semiconductors have a greater concentration of electrons than holes, or places where an electron could exist. P-type semiconductors have a greater concentration of holes than electrons. These two semiconductors work together and may form logic gates based on how the circuit is designed.
CMOS transistors are known for their efficient use of electrical power. They require no electrical current except when they are changing from one state to another. Additionally, the complimentary semiconductors work together to limit the output voltage. The result is a low-power design that gives off minimal heat. For this reason, CMOS transistors have replaced other previous designs (such as CCDs in camera sensors) and used in most modern processors.
NOTE: CMOS memory in a computer is a type of non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) that stores BIOS settings and date/time information.
CMOS image sensor

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Stands for Charged Coupled Device. CCDs are sensors used in digital cameras and video cameras to record still and moving images. The CCD captures light and converts it to digital data that is recorded by the camera. For this reason, a CCD is often considered the digital version of film.
The quality of an image captured by a CCD depends on the resolution of the sensor. In digital cameras, the resolution is measured in Megapixels (or thousands of or pixels. Therefore, an 8MP digital camera can capture twice as much information as a 4MP camera. The result is a larger photo with more detail.
CCDs in video cameras are usually measured by physical size. For example, most consumer digital cameras use a CCD around 1/6 or 1/5 of an inch in size. More expensive cameras may have CCDs 1/3 of an inch in size or larger. The larger the sensor, the more light it can capture, meaning it will produce better video in low light settings. Professional digital video cameras often have three sensors, referred to as 3CCD, which use separate CCDs for capturing red, green, and blue hues.

A byte is a unit of measurement used to measure data. One byte contains eight binary bits, or a series of eight zeros and ones. Therefore, each byte can be used to represent 2^8 or 256 different values.
The byte was originally developed to store a single character, since 256 values is sufficient to represent all standard lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. However, since some languages have more than 256 characters, modern character encoding standards, such as UTF-16, use two bytes, or 16 bits for each character.
While the byte was originally designed to measure character data, it is now the fundamental unit of measurement for all data storage. For example, a kilobyte contains 2^10 or 1,024 bytes. A megabyte contains 1,024 x 1,024, or 1,048,576 bytes. Since bytes are so small, they are most often used to measure specific data within a file, such as pixels or characters. Even the smallest files are typically measured in kilobytes, while data storage limits are often measured in gigabytes or terabytes.

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Baud, or baud rate, is used to describe the maximum oscillation rate of an electronic signal. For example, if a signal changes (or could change) 1200 times in one second, it would be measured at 1200 baud. While the term was originally used to measure the rate of electronic pulses, it has also become a way to measure data transmission speeds of dial-up modems.
If a modem transfers a single bit per electronic pulse, one baud would be equal to one bit per second (bps). However, most modems transfer multiple bits per signal transition. For example, a 28.8 Kbps modem may send nine bits per second. Therefore, it would only require a baud rate of 2100 (28,800 / 9). 56K modems often use a baud rate of 8000. This means they send seven bits per signal transition, since 7 x 8000 = 56,000.
Modems typically select the most efficient baud rate automatically (sometimes called the autobaud setting). However, many dial-up modems allow you to override the default baud setting and manually enter the baud rate using a software interface. This can be useful if a dial-up ISP requires a specific baud rate for communication. However, reducing the baud rate of a modem may also reduce the maximum data transmission rate.
Baud rates above 8000 are not very reliable on analog telephone lines, which is why most modems do not offer higher baud settings. Additionally, at such a high baud rate, only seven bits can be sent consistently with each pulse, which is why dial-up modem speeds maxed out at 56 Kbps many years ago. Fortunately, newer technologies such as DSL and cable modems offer much faster data transfer rates. Since DSL and cable modems communicate over digital lines, baud rate is irrelevant to these devices.

The moment that any woman feels their uterus draining like a bath tub (start your period). This flow apparently lasts exactly two days before the drip-drip section which lasts exactly five days. This term was first coined by Dr. Avishai Weiss.

Archie is a program that allows you to search for files available on one or more FTP servers. It was commonly used in the early 1990s, but has been replaced by standard web-based search engines and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing services.

In the early days of the Internet, large files were often available only through FTP servers. In order to download a specific file, users would have to navigate to the appropriate directory and then find the correct file before downloading it. This made it difficult for people to locate files unless they knew exactly where they were stored on the server. Archie made it possible for users to actually search FTP servers rather than browsing through all the directories.

While Archie is rarely used today, some websites still offer an Archie search feature. You can often identify an Archie search engine by a URL that begins with archie rather than www. Most Archie search engines allow you to search for filenames based on either substrings or exact matches. You can also specify if a search should be case sensitive or not. Additionally, you can use boolean operators such as AND and OR to search for multiple filenames at once.

Apache is the most popular Web server software. It enables a computer to host one or more websites that can be accessed over the Internet using a Web browser. The first version of Apache was released in 1995 by the Apache Group. In 1999, the Apache Group became the Apache Software Foundation, a non-profit organization that currently maintains the development of the Apache Web server software.
Apaches popularity in the Web hosting market is largely because it is open source and free to use. Therefore, Web hosting companies can offer Apache-based Web hosting solutions at minimal costs. Other server software, such as Windows Server, requires a commercial license. Apache also supports multiple platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Macintosh operating systems. Since many Linux distributions are also open-source, the Linux/Apache combination has become the most popular Web hosting configuration.
Apache can host static websites, as well as dynamic websites that use server-side scripting languages, such as PHP, Python, or Perl. Support for these and other languages is implemented through modules, or installation packages that are added to the standard Apache installation. Apache also supports other modules, which offer advanced security options, file management tools, and other features. Most Apache installations include a URL rewriting module called mod_rewrite, which has become a common way for webmasters to create custom URLs.
While the Apache Web server software is commonly referred to as just Apache, it is technically called Apache HTTP Server, since the software serves webpages over the HTTP protocol. When Apache is running, its process name is httpd, which is short for HTTP daemon.

Alpha software is computer software that is still in the early testing phase. It is functional enough to be used, but is unpolished and often lacks many of the features that will be included in the final version of the program. The alpha phase of software development follows the early programming and design stages, but precedes the beta phase in which the software closely resembles the final version.
Since the alpha phase is an early part of the software development cycle, alpha software typically includes significant bugs and usability issues. Therefore, while beta software may be provided to the public, alpha software is only tested internally. The alpha stage is also important for competitive reasons, as the developer may not want to disclose the new features of a software program until shortly before the release date.
If a developer is building a small application, he may be the only person who ever tests the alpha version. Larger programs, however, are often tested internally by a team of developers during the alpha phase. In some cases, multiple teams may work together on the alpha version of a software program. Once the programmers have built a working version with all the necessary features, the lead developer may decide to implement a feature freeze, which means no additional features are planned for the current version of the program. This often signals the end of the alpha phase and the beginning of the beta stage of development.