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51Technical features new to Windows Vista — This article is part of a series on Windows Vista New features Overview Technical and core system Security and safety Networking technologies I/O technologies Management and administration Removed features …
52List of computing and IT abbreviations — This is a list of computing and IT acronyms and abbreviations. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y …
53VAX — redirects here. For the brand of vacuum cleaners, see Vax (vacuum). For the author, see Vachss. DEC VAX Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation Byte size: 8 bits (octet) Address bus size: 32 bits Peripheral bus …
54NX bit — The NX bit, which stands for No eXecute, is a technology used in CPUs to segregate areas of memory for use by either storage of processor instructions (or code) or for storage of data, a feature normally only found in Harvard architecture… …
55Memory segmentation — is the division of computer memory into segments or sections. Segments or sections are also used in object files of compiled programs when they are linked together into a program image, or the image is loaded into memory. In a computer system… …
56Memory protection — is a way to control memory access rights on a computer, and is a part of most modern operating systems. The main purpose of memory protection is to prevent a process from accessing memory that has not been allocated to it. This prevents a bug… …
57Timeline of virtualization development — Timelines Note: This timeline is missing data for important historical systems, including: Atlas Computer (Manchester), GE 645, Burroughs B5000* 1964 ** IBM Cambridge Scientific Center begins development of CP 40. * 1965 ** IBM M44/44X,… …
58History of Microsoft Windows — In 1983, Microsoft announced the development of Windows, a graphical user interface (GUI) for its own operating system (MS DOS), which had shipped for IBM PC and compatible computers since 1981. The product line has changed from a GUI product to… …
59PDP-10 — KL10 DA 1090 CPU and 6 Memory Modules The PDP 10 was a mainframe computer family[1] manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation …
60X86 assembly language — is the assembly language for the x86 class of processors, which includes Intel s Pentium series and AMD s Athlon series. Like all assembly languages, it uses short mnemonics to represent the fundamental operations that the CPU in a computer can… …
