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  2. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    In the case of a hard reboot, the northbridge will direct a code fetch request to the BIOS located on the system flash memory. For a warm boot , the BIOS will be located in the proper place in RAM and the northbridge will direct the reset vector call to the RAM.

  3. Cache invalidation - Wikipedia

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    Cache invalidation is a process in a computer system whereby entries in a cache are replaced or removed.. It can be done explicitly, as part of a cache coherence protocol. In such a case, a processor changes a memory location and then invalidates the cached values of that memory location across the rest of the computer system.

  4. Certificate revocation list - Wikipedia

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    CRL for a revoked cert of Verisign CA. There are two different states of revocation defined in RFC 5280: Revoked A certificate is irreversibly revoked if, for example, it is discovered that the certificate authority (CA) had improperly issued a certificate, or if a private-key is thought to have been compromised.

  5. Internet Explorer - Wikipedia

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    Internet Explorer [a] (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer [b] and Windows Internet Explorer, [c] commonly abbreviated as IE or MSIE) is a retired series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft that were used in the Windows line of operating systems.

  6. List of video games notable for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    [330] [331] Just prior to the game's planned launch in November 2017, Disney (who owned the rights to Star Wars) contacted EA over the situation, leading EA to disable all of the game's microtransaction processes indefinitely until they could work out a solution. [332] [333] The new system was put in place by March 2018, addressing both key ...

  7. Google Chrome - Wikipedia

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    The normal downloaded Chrome installer puts the browser in the user's local app data directory and provides invisible background updates, but the MSI package will allow installation at the system level, providing system administrators control over the update process [339] – it was formerly possible only when Chrome was installed using Google ...

  8. Communication during the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia

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    According to 9/11 Commission staff statement No. 17 [1] there were several communications failures at the federal government level during and after the 9/11 attacks. Perhaps the most serious occurred in an "Air Threat Conference Call" initiated by the National Military Command Center (NMCC) after two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center, but shortly before The Pentagon was hit.

  9. Second Life - Wikipedia

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    Second Life is a multiplayer virtual world that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user-created content within a multi-user online environment.