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Upgrading is the process of replacing a with a newer version of the same product. In computing and consumer electronics an upgrade is generally a replacement of hardware, software or firmware with a newer or better version, in order to bring the system up to date or to improve its characteristics.
A computing platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. [2] Typical platforms include a computer's architecture, operating system, or programming languages and their runtime libraries. Operating system is one of the requirements mentioned when defining system requirements (software ...
As originally used, firmware contrasted with hardware (the CPU itself) and software (normal instructions executing on a CPU). It was not composed of CPU machine instructions, but of lower-level microcode involved in the implementation of machine instructions. It existed on the boundary between hardware and software; thus the name firmware.
Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins), is the act of making the program ready for execution.Installation refers to the particular configuration of software or hardware with a view to making it usable with the computer.
PC migration is the process of transferring the entire user environment (i.e. personal documents and settings) between two computer systems. [1]The migration problem is often associated with the concept of total cost of ownership where the requirement to migrate information is considered a "cost" in purchasing a new PC, similar considerations exist for businesses upgrading hardware/software.
Hardware derived its name from the fact it is hard or rigid with respect to changes, whereas software is soft because it is easy to change. Hardware is typically directed by the software to execute any command or instruction. A combination of hardware and software forms a usable computing system, although other systems exist with only hardware.
The earliest true Dynamic Software Updating system is DYMOS (Dynamic Modification System). [4] Presented in 1983 in the PhD dissertation of Insup Lee, DYMOS was a fully integrated system that had access to an interactive user interface, a compiler and runtime for a Modula variant, and source code. This enabled DYMOS to type-check updates ...
Legacy modernization, also known as software modernization or platform modernization, refers to the conversion, rewriting or porting of a legacy system to modern computer programming languages, architectures (e.g. microservices), software libraries, protocols or hardware platforms. Legacy transformation aims to retain and extend the value of ...