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  2. Scroll Lock - Wikipedia

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    Pressing the Scroll Lock key in the Linux console while the text is scrolling through the screen freezes the console output (but not input) during which no further text is sent to the screen, while the program continues running as usual, or become blocked at the write syscall when too much data prevented from reaching the terminal caused the tty's output queue to become full and the tty file ...

  3. Watchdog timer - Wikipedia

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    Watchdog timers are also used to monitor and limit software execution time on a normally functioning computer. For example, a watchdog timer may be used when running untrusted code in a sandbox , to limit the CPU time available to the code and thus prevent some types of denial-of-service attacks . [ 2 ]

  4. Text entry interface - Wikipedia

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    A digital pen is an input device which captures the handwriting or brush strokes of a user, converts handwritten analog information created using "pen and paper" into digital data, enabling the data to be utilized in various applications. For example, the writing data can be digitized and uploaded to a computer and displayed on its monitor.

  5. Input device - Wikipedia

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    MEMS sensors (among other devices) used in a mobile device. A sensor is an input device which produces data based on physical properties. [4] Sensors are commonly found in mobile devices to detect their physical orientation and acceleration, but may also be found in desktop computers in the form of a thermometer used to monitor system temperature.

  6. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    Device drivers are software specific to each input/output (I/O) device that enables the operating system to work without modification over different hardware. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] Another component of file systems is a dictionary that maps a file's name and metadata to the data block where its contents are stored. [ 104 ]

  7. Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    Aero Shake hides all inactive windows when the active window's title bar is dragged back and forth rapidly. Action Center window, showing no problems detected When the Action Center flag is clicked on, it lists all security and maintenance issues in a small pop-up window.

  8. Windows 10 - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft's support lifecycle policy for the operating system notes that updates "are cumulative, with each update built upon all of the updates that preceded it", that "a device needs to install the latest update to remain supported", and that a device's ability to receive future updates will depend on hardware compatibility, driver ...

  9. Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct successor to Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users.