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Public_html is a directory on computers running Apache web servers that stores all HTML files and other web content to be viewed on the Internet. When visiting a website on the Internet, each page loads from the public_html directory. For example, this page is on the Computer Hope web server in the below directory. hope/public_html/jargon/p/publicht.htm In the sample above, hope is the user, the public_html is the folder storing all HTML files, /jargon/p/ are directories stored in that directory, and publicht....

PureBasic is a programming language that uses and extends the rules of BASIC. It is utilized to create highly portable programs for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS. The first version of PureBasic was released in 1998 for AmigaOS. The Amiga version is no longer supported, but is open sourced. PureBasic is sold as a commercial software package. It requires a one-time license fee that includes lifetime support for the product. The development tools include an IDE with a compiler, debugger, and profiler....

Launch the Task Manager on your Windows PC and you’ll find a bunch of system processes running in the background. Usually, there’s no reason to care about these files and processes, what they do, or question their safety unless they affect your PC’s performance. Even when a strange background process that’s acting oddly piques your interest, determining its safety can be difficult. A system process like smss.exe is commonly associated with unreasonably high CPU and GPU usage....

Stop may refer to any of the following: In general, stop refers to canceling the loading process of a program. Stop is often represented by a red octagon or red circle with an “x” in the middle, and may be an icon or button. When referring to a symbol or a button, a stop is a solid square that stops an audio or video from playing. Pressing Esc as something is loading (e....

A Trusted Platform Module or TPM is the international standard for designing a secure cryptoprocessor. The cryptoprocessor is a microprocessor dedicated to the task of securing hardware by creating and integrating a cryptographic key into the hardware. TPM specifications were written by the TCG (Trusted Computing Group) and set as the ISO/IEC 11889 specification in 2009. The TCG continues to manage and update the TPM specifications today. Computer acronyms, CPU terms, Hardware terms, IEC, ISO, Microprocessor, Secure Enclave...

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ICT may refer to any of the following: An abbreviation for information and communications technology, ICT is analogous to IT (information technology). However, ICT’s one distinction is the focus on unified communications and integration of telecommunications for the ability to store and transmit information. First used in the 1980s, ICT became popular as a term in 1997 when used in a report to the UK government by Dennis Stevenson. ICT is an acronym sometimes used for the International Computers and Tabulators company....

Short for Internet protocol security, IPsec is a set of protocols developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force to support the secure exchange of packets at the IP layer. IPsec is often used in the implementation of a VPN (virtual private network) and supports “transport” and “tunnel” encryption modes. “Transport” encrypts only the data in the packet, not the header, while “tunnel” encrypts both the data and the header in the packet....

Abbreviated as K, kB, KB, K-byte, and KByte, a kilobyte was initially equal to 1,024 bytes because of base 2. However, in 1998, the IEC approved standard 60027-2, which defined 1,024 bytes as a kibibyte and not a kilobyte. Today, a kilobyte is equal to 1,000 bytes, and a kibibyte is equal to 1,024 bytes. What comes before a kilobyte? A byte comes before a kilobyte. When the “b” is lowercase (Kb), this refers to a kilobit....

Keyword stuffing was the unethical practice of crafting a website’s data to trick a search engine into giving the website a higher rank in a search engine’s results. By repeating text in a way that was hidden from a human viewer but visible to a search engine, the website could manipulate the search engine’s ranking algorithms. Keyword stuffing is no longer possible because modern search engines no longer determine a page rank based solely on the frequency of keyword occurrence....

Multics, also known as Multiplexed Information and Computing Service, was a time-sharing operating system developed by MIT, General Electric, and Bell Labs, first released in 1964. Notable developers who worked on Multics include Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. New concepts introduced in Multics A hierarchical file system, using file names of arbitrary length and support for symbolic links. A single-level store for data access that removed the distinction between files and process memory....

When linking to a page or file on your site, knowing the difference between a relative path and absolute path is helpful. The following sections contain information on these differences for each of the major operating systems and how to appropriately link files to a web page. To proceed, choose your topic of interest from the following list. Path differences in Windows Windows absolute path C:\Windows\calc.exe Windows non absolute path (relative path) calc....

Alternatively called the transmission speed and transfer speed, the transfer rate is the speed that information is moved between one or more locations. A transfer rate is commonly measured in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second (Bps). Higher transfer rates may be rated as megabytes per second (Mbps) and gigabytes per second (Gbps). For example, a 9,600 bps modem can transmit up to 9,600 bits per second. When comparing a 9,600 bps modem with a 2,400 bps modem, the 9,600 bps modem can transmit 4x more data per second....

Short for User Account Control, UAC is a feature introduced with Windows Vista to provide an extra security by preventing administrative rights to programs unless approved by the user. Pictured at right is the UAC confirmation dialog box. This confirmation is required when you launch a program, or access a feature of Windows, that requires your permission to run. Administrator, Computer acronyms, Security terms Related information How to disable User Account Control in Windows....

First developed in 1993, Wine is a software program that enables users to run many Microsoft Windows applications under Linux. Emulator, Operating system terms, PlayOnLinux, Software terms Wine was originally an acronym for “Wine is Not an Emulator.” Related information Linux vs. Windows. Linux help and support. The official Wine website.

In this day and age, who still uses a vanilla internet connection? You do? Well, don’t feel too bad about it. Most people are blissfully unaware of their options when it comes to modifying their internet connections for better safety, privacy or expanded capabilities. However, if you do want to hide your internet activities or perform geo-unblocking of locked content, there are a few options on offer that might be a little confusing to total newcomers....

CR may refer to any of the following: Short for carriage return, CR is often used to represent a carriage return done by pressing the Enter and Return key. How to write a carriage return In programming languages such as C, Java, and Perl and regular expressions the return or CR character is represented as a \r escape sequence. The Internet domain suffix .cr is short for Costa Rica. A carriage return is not the same as a newline or linefeed....

Ditto clipboard or Ditto is an extension of the standard Windows clipboard. The regular clipboard only lets you keep the last item copied. Ditto lets you keep different copied items for later use, including text, images, photos, and custom formatting. Ditto is available in the Microsoft Store as an extension for Windows or through the official website. Clipboard, Software terms Related information How to take a screenshot. The official Ditto website and download....