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A virus is considered malware; therefore there really is no difference. The term ‘malware’ is used as a way to describe any malicious software including adware, spyware, worms, trojans, and viruses. Malware is becoming a more common term because it covers a wide variety of threats to computers (such as those mentioned above), rather than only viruses. Related information See the adware, malware, spyware, trojan, and virus definitions for further information and related links....

Underflow is a condition or exception that results if a number calculation is too small to be represented by the CPU or memory. It may be caused by a limitation of the computer’s hardware, its architecture, or the data type of the numbers used in the calculation. Underflow in floating-point data types In software, underflow errors occur primarily in calculations of the floating-point data type. For example, if the computer needs to represent the number ....

Web design is the design and layout of a web page or website front end. It requires a combination of artistic and technical skills, including graphic design, UI/UX design, and knowledge of the newest web development technologies. CSS, HTML, Internet terms, JavaScript, Responsive web design, Web, Web design terms Someone who does web design for a living is considered a web developer. Related information HTML editors. Web design tips. What jobs are available in the computer industry?...

Woot may refer to any of the following: Alternatively called w00t, woot is a common way to express happiness in games and chat-based communications. Woot is also used to say “we owned the other team.” Chat terms, Game terms, Owned, Yay Related information The official Woot website.

Users who have motherboards with onboard audio (often with VIA, Realtek, or C-Media chipsets) may have issues with their audio or AC'97 errors in Device Manager. Often this is caused because the operating system was reinstalled and the motherboard chipset drivers were not installed. To resolve this issue, review the troubleshooting sections below. Let Windows re-detect drivers If you have not recently reinstalled Microsoft Windows, your audio drivers are corrupt. Open Device Manager and remove all devices under Sound, video and game controllers and any Other devices....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 0 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections Flags 1 Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackXiaomi Mi Mix 2 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 Video Instructions To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 3 Time Required 2 minutes Sections 2 Battery 2 steps Memory Card 1 step Flags 0 BackZTE Jasper LTE 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 Insert the spudger into the bottom left corner of the phone. Use the spudger to loosen the back cover....

Cmd may refer to any of the following: An abbreviation for command, cmd is a Microsoft Windows command that opens the Windows command-line interpreter know as Command Prompt. Cmd is an abbreviation for the Command key found on Apple Macintosh computers. Windows 95 and 98 users can only enter the command line by typing command. All other versions of Windows accept command or cmd. Related information What is the difference between COMMAND....

Short for Extended Capabilities Port, ECP was developed by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard and announced in 1992 as an additional enhanced parallel port. Although ECP requires an additional DMA channel that may cause resource conflicts, it can transmit up to 2 MBps and has a FIFO buffer of up to 16-bytes. Computer abbreviations, Parallel port, Printer terms Related information How to change the LPT port within CMOS. Printer help and support.

Short for flip-chip pin grid array, an FC-PGA or flip chip is a design process developed by Intel of flipping the chip die to face away from the motherboard. This method allows for easy mass-production of computer processors by eliminating the need for wire bonding and allows a heat sink to have more of a direct contact. The picture is of the Intel Pentium III coppermine and an example of an FC-PGA processor....

A visual alignment that goes left to right. For example, this text is horizontal across the screen. In the picture, the X-axis line is the horizontal line. The Y-axis is the vertical line and the Z-axis is the depth line in a 3D space. Other horizontal examples A row in a spreadsheet is horizontal. A hyphen ( - ), en dash ( – ), and em dash ( — ) are all horizontal lines in the middle text....

The LSB (Linux Standard Base) is a project which aims to standardize many of the basic software system structures of Linux. It is based on (and extends) several open standards, such as POSIX. Among the LSB’s goals is to standardize Linux, such that software can run in compiled form on any compliant Linux distribution. To view LSB version information on your system, use the command lsb_release -a. LSB elements Elements of the operating system the LSB specifies include:...

LOS may refer to any of the following: Short for loss of signal, LOS is an indicator on a networking device that shows a signal or connection is dropped or terminated. LOS can occur for many reasons, including the following. A cable connected to the network device is bad. There is no connection on the other end. Improper network configuration. The device itself is bad. Line of Sight (LoS) means an object or character does not have an unobstructed view of another....

The Roland MPU-401 is a device and technology that is the de facto standard for MIDI (musical instrument digital interfaces) on computers. The original model came in the form of a small box. However, the MPU-401 interface was also commonly included on motherboards or computer sound cards to facilitate the connection of MIDI devices. While important, this device and its technology are now obsolete due to the rise of the USB (universal serial bus) interface standard....

Spam may refer to any of the following: Alternatively called mass e-mail marketing, UCE (unsolicited commercial e-mail) and bulk e-mail, spam (not the meat product) is slang that describes junk e-mail on the Internet. Spam is an e-mail sent to thousands and sometimes millions of people without prior approval, promoting a particular product, service, or a scam to get other people’s money. The first spam e-mail was sent by Gary Thuerk on May 1, 1978, an employee at Digital who was advertising the new DECSYSTEM-2020, 2020T, 2060, and 2060T on ARPANET....

Support may refer to any of the following: Alternatively called technical support and user support, support describes a group of individuals or help documents used to assist users with a product or group of products. Support is commonly required when an end user experiences a problem or wants additional information on a product. When making a phone call or sending an e-mail, you’re making a support request. These requests are handled by one or more technicians who often track the request using a ticket or unique id....

Sometimes abbreviated as C2, the Intel Core 2 is a family of processors first introduced with the release of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor on July 27, 2006. The Core 2 processors include the C2D (Core 2 Duo), C2E (Core 2 Extreme), C2Q (Core 2 Quad), and Core 2 Solo. The Core 2 Extreme was released on July 29, 2006. It had 4 MB of shared L2 cache like the Intel Core 2 Duo, but also a higher clock speed and overclocking capabilities....

A video input or Audio/Video input or A/V input is a port or jack that receives a video signal from another device or video output source. One of the most common video input cable is the composite cable. Input, Video, Video terms Related information What is the difference between a connector, jack, plug, and port? Video card help and support.

The Von Neumann Architecture, created by John von Neumann, is the first written description of how an electronic computer should store and process information. It was published on June 30, 1945, as part of the First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC. The architecture comprises an ALU (arithmetic logic unit), a single shared memory for programs and data, a single memory bus, input/output, and a control unit. This fundamental design is still used today in all computers, and in most modern electronic devices....

The win.ini file is a Windows system file used with Microsoft Windows 3.x and 9x initialization that loads from the C:\Windows directory and loads settings each time Windows boots. For example, the communication drivers, wallpaper, screen saver, languages, and fonts are loaded each time the win.ini initializes. If this file becomes corrupt or bad, Windows either won’t load or has several errors as it loads. Windows XP does still look at a few entries in the win....