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High Sierra format Hierarchical hierarchical arranged in such a way that some items are above or below others in a tree-like structure. Examples of hierarchies include the orga- nizational chart of a corporation, the arrangement of directories on a disk, and the arrangement of windows on a screen (because some of the windows are within [...]

Guideline fairly. They play to lose, and they dish out insults, misinformation, and harassment in the process. Grokster Grokster a file sharing service found liable for inducing its users to violate copyright law, in the case Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios et al. v. Grokster (545 U.S. 913 (2005)), decided by the Supreme Court in 2005. See also [...]

Default For example, multiplying power by 2 is equivalent to adding about 3 decibels; multiplying power by 10 is equivalent to adding 10 deci- bels; and multiplying by 100 is equivalent to adding 20 decibels. 2. to express the ratio of two voltage levels: first voltage level dB = 20 log10 second voltage level Because [...]

De-Bayerization, De-Bayering de-Bayerization, de-Bayering the act of decoding an image from a BAYER MATRIX to a full-color picture. De facto Standard de facto standard a standard that is not official but is established by wide- spread usage. Dead Link dead link an HTML address that is no longer valid. When a dead link is selected, [...]

De Dazed and Confused. Dazed and confused… an error message displayed by some versions of LINUX upon encountering an apparent hardware failure. dB dB abbreviation for DECIBEL. DB-9, DB-15, DB-25 designations for the kind of connectors commonly used on serial ports, video cards, and parallel ports respectively, with 9, 15, or 25 pins. For pictures [...]

Data Protection Act routing of packets. For examples, see HAYES COMPATIBILITY (com- mand chart); PACKET; COLLISION; X.25. 4. Transport layer. How do the computers identify each other and coordinate the sending of messages back and forth? This is the level at which most network protocols operate. For examples, see TCP/IP; NETBEUI; IPX/SPX. See also PROTOCOL. [...]

Cancel 1. to stop the execution of a command. Most dialog boxes have a Cancel button. This clears the dialog box from the screen without taking any action. 2. to send a command deleting a message from a newsgroup or other public forum. (See NEWSGROUP.) It is important to know how to do this in case you post [...]

Just like any other software, the operating system code can be structured in different ways. The following are some of the commonly used structures. Simple/Monolithic Structure In this case, the operating system code has not structure. It is written for functionality andefficiency (in terms of time and space). DOS and UNIX are examples of such [...]

We have so far been dealing with bytes using different data types. In this lecture, we will see what a bit is? Bit is the basic unit of memory. Eight bits form a byte. As you know that data is stored in computers in 0’s and 1’s form. An integer uses four bytes and the [...]

The Hydraulic Press It is a characteristic of fluids and gases that if pressure be brought to bear on any part of a mass of either class of bodies it is transmitted equally and undiminished in all directions, and acts with the same force on all equal surfaces, at right angles to those surfaces. The [...]