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  2. Input/output completion port - Wikipedia

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    Input/output completion port (IOCP) is an API for performing multiple simultaneous asynchronous input/output operations in Windows NT versions 3.5 and later, [1] AIX [2] and on Solaris 10 and later. [3] An input/output completion port object is created and associated with a number of sockets or file handles.

  3. System Restore - Wikipedia

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    System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer's state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time, which can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems.

  4. Booting - Wikipedia

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    For example, on the System/370 Model 158, the keyboard sequence 0-7-X (zero, seven and X, in that order) results in an IPL from the device address which was keyed into the input area. The Amdahl 470V/6 and related CPUs supported four hexadecimal digits on those CPUs which had the optional second channel unit installed, for a total of 32 ...

  5. CPU socket - Wikipedia

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    Socket L: 1000 MHz in Single CPU mode, 2000 MHz in Dual CPU mode Replaces Socket 940 Socket L was intended for enthusiasts who wanted server power in a desktop PC. It is just a re-branded Socket F that doesn't need special RAM, and may have only been used in the Asus L1N64-SLI WS Motherboard. Socket AM2+ 2007 AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon X2 AMD Phenom

  6. Booting process of Linux - Wikipedia

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    After finding an active partition, first stage bootloader will keep scanning the remaining partitions in the table to ensure that they're all inactive. [6] After this step, the active partition's boot record is read into RAM and executed as the second stage bootloader. [6]

  7. Central processing unit - Wikipedia

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    A modern consumer CPU made by Intel: An Intel Core i9-14900KF Inside a central processing unit: The integrated circuit of Intel's Xeon 3060, first manufactured in 2006. A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the primary processor in a given computer.

  8. Transmission Control Protocol - Wikipedia

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    While IP handles actual delivery of the data, TCP keeps track of segments – the individual units of data transmission that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the network. For example, when an HTML file is sent from a web server, the TCP software layer of that server divides the file into segments and forwards them ...

  9. CPU cache - Wikipedia

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    A CPU cache is a hardware cache used by the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer to reduce the average cost (time or energy) to access data from the main memory. [1] A cache is a smaller, faster memory, located closer to a processor core, which stores copies of the data from frequently used main memory locations.