Often after installing more than 2 GB, users may notice not all of the memory is detected. The total memory supported by any 32-bit edition of Microsoft Windows is 4 GB. Users who want more than 4 GB of total memory support in their computer must be running a computer with a 64-bit processor and operating system. Below is a listing of 64-bit memory limitations. Why does BIOS detect more memory than Windows?...
Difficulty Difficult Steps 11 Time Required 45 minutes - 1 hour Sections 4 Battery 2 steps SIM Card 3 steps Keypad 3 steps Headphone Jack 3 steps Flags 0 BackZTE Telstra T95 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Remove the back cover using a plastic opening tool....
With computing, the term disconnect when a user is either voluntarily or involuntarily cut off from a network. A good example is when you turn off or lose your Internet connection or leave an FTP session. With online computer gaming, a player may indicate they were DC’d (disconnected) if they left during an important point in the game. Drop, FTP, Game terms, Internet terms, Sign off, Unplug Related information Why is my Internet connection so slow?...
DTS may refer to any of the following: Short for Digital Theater Sound, DTS is a surround sound format that utilizes multiple channels, available for both commercial and consumer applications. It was created by Digital Theater Systems, now known as DTS. Short for digital thermal sensor, DTS is a device developed by Intel for more accurately determining the temperature of each of the cores on a computer’s central processing unit. It is a feature of Core 2 Duo and later processors, those with multiple cores....
Short for Electronic Control Unit, the ECU is a name given to a device that controls one or more electrical systems in a vehicle. It operates much like the BIOS does in a computer. The ECU provides instructions for various electrical systems, instructing them on what to do and how to operate. Below are two pictures of what an ECU might look like, depending on the vehicle. Many different types of ECUs, including an ECM (Engine Control Module), PCM (Powertrain Control Module), BCM (Brake Control Module), GEM (General Electric Module) and others....
Heap spraying is a technique used to aid the exploitation of vulnerabilities in computer systems. It is called “spraying the heap” because it involves writing several bytes at various places in the heap. The heap is a large pool of memory that is allocated for use by programs. The basic idea is similar to spray painting a wall to make it all the same color. Like a wall, the heap is “sprayed” so that its “color” (the bytes it contains) is uniformly distributed over its entire memory “surface....
Short for Information Processing Technology Office, IPTO is an agency of the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) that was established in 1962. The IPTO came about after Joseph Licklider became the first Director and responsible for heading the effort and helped invest in technologies and research. In 2010, the IPTO was combined with DARPA’s TCTO (Transformational Convergence Technology Office) to form the I2O (Information Innovation Office). The I2O funds research in the areas of “Cyber, Analytics, and Symbiosis” to “ensure information advantage for the U....
Pepe the Frog is a frog character created by the American artist and cartoonist Matt Furie that was introduced in 2005 with his comic Boy’s Club. In 2008, the frog began being used as a meme on 4chan and quickly spread to other sites like Reddit, Tumblr, Twitch, and Discord. In 2015, Internet trolls began using the meme to promote alt-right and racist-related groups. To take back the popular meme, the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and Matt Furie created a #SavePepe media campaign in 2016 to prevent Pepe from being used to promote hate....
SafeSearch is a toggleable option found in the settings of the Google search engine. When enabled, SafeSearch removes content containing graphic or explicit images, profanity, and content from websites flagged from the search results. It does this by comparing the search results with example content provided by Google How to enable or disable SafeSearch Visit Google.com. In the lower right corner, select Open Search Settings. At the top, toggle the Turn on SafeSearch option....
The Game of Life, also known as Life or Conway’s Game of Life, is a zero-player “game” created in 1970 by mathematician John Conway. Given an initial state, a two-dimensional cellular grid of finite automata changes over time in several generations. Each cell survives, dies, or reproduces based upon how many adjacent neighbors it has. Conway’s game (screenshot shown right) led to the creation of a new field of mathematics called cellular automata....
Internet Properties is a Windows setting that enables users to adjust the Internet settings for the installed Microsoft browser (Internet Explorer or Edge). Below is an example of how the Internet Properties window appears in Windows 11. The Windows Internet Properties window is only adjusting the settings of the installed Windows browser. If you’re using another browser, such as Chrome or Firefox, adjust the settings in the browser and not through Windows....
Short for Windows for Workgroups, WFW is a later version of Microsoft Windows 3.1, similar to all previous versions of Windows 3.x. Its original code names were Winball (version 3.1) and Snowball (version 3.11). Windows for Workgroups, it included network support and network applications, such as chat and fax. Computer acronyms, Network terms, Operating system terms, Windows 3.x Related information Microsoft Windows history. Network and network card help and support.
Any number of reasons can cause a slow Internet connection. Below is a short list of some common reasons your Internet connection may be slow. As mentioned at the bottom of this page, there is no magic program or tweak to increase your overall Internet speed, and reading this helps you know why. Slow Internet connection If you’re using a dial-up connection or a modem, it’s much slower than any broadband connection....
So that’s not a problem most of the time, unless you need to delete certain system files and folders. You’ll end up getting a message like: You do not have permission to perform this action. or something like: You need authorization from TrustedInstaller in order to perform this action. Thanks Windows! So in order to delete a file or folder that is owned by TrustedInstaller, you have to first take ownership of the files or folders and then grant yourself full control permissions and rights!...
Looking through the list of processes on a Windows computer using Task Manager is a recipe for paranoia. There are plenty of strange-sounding programs running and usually no way for you to know what’s good or bad for your PC. The COM surrogate dllhost.exe is just one such process, but it’s much more mundane than you may think. What Is COM Surrogate (dllhost.exe)? COM is short for Component Object Model. This is something Microsoft introduced in the early 90s to make it easy for programmers to extend the functionality of existing software....
Disaster recovery is a company’s set of rules and tools to ensure the recovery of data and continuation of business after a human-caused or natural disaster. These tools include having multiple backup points in different physical locations from which the company can pull critical business data. Having a recovery plan helps a company resume day-to-day operations with minimal time and data loss after a disaster. Components of a disaster recovery plan The components of a disaster recovery plan include, but are not limited to, the following:...
Short for format and restore, FNR is a term often used by technicians to refer to proceeding with a format and restore of a computer system. What does a format and restore do? A format and restore erases everything from the computer’s primary hard drive and then reinstalls the operating system, drivers, and other software that may have come with the computer. For example, OEM computers (e.g., Dell or HP) use a restore partition or restore disc to erase the hard drive and reinstall all software to make it like a new computer....
RFI may refer to any of the following: Short for Radio Frequency Interference, RFI is a type of interference. See the EMI definition for additional information about this interference. Short for request for information, RFI is an acronym used to request additional information on a subject. Computer acronyms, Noise, RF
Pronounced “ya see,” YaCy is a search engine utility built on a peer-to-peer network (P2P) design. The core program is built with Java and is installed on a computer. Each computer, called a YaCy-peer, crawls the Internet and indexes web pages it finds. The indexing is stored in a common database accessible and shared among all YaCy-peers using P2P. As of September 2022, several hundred YaCy-peers were working to increase and improve the YaCy search engine results and accuracy....
Enable the Microsoft Windows XP mouse Snap To feature to automatically focus on dialog box buttons. In other words, after this feature is enabled you no longer need to move your mouse cursor to the default button (e.g., the “Ok” button) each time a dialog box appears. Enabling the Snap To feature Open the Control Panel. Double-click the Mouse icon. In the Mouse Properties window, click the Pointer Options tab and check the “Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box” option....
