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  2. Virtual memory - Wikipedia

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    Virtual memory combines active RAM and inactive memory on DASD [a] to form a large range of contiguous addresses.. In computing, virtual memory, or virtual storage, [b] is a memory management technique that provides an "idealized abstraction of the storage resources that are actually available on a given machine" [3] which "creates the illusion to users of a very large (main) memory".

  3. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    MCDST [broken anchor] —Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician; MCITP—Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional; MCM—Microsoft Certified Master; MCPD—Microsoft Certified Professional Developer; MCP—Microsoft Certified Professional; MCSA [broken anchor] —Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator

  4. User space and kernel space - Wikipedia

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    The term user space (or userland) refers to all code that runs outside the operating system's kernel. [2] User space usually refers to the various programs and libraries that the operating system uses to interact with the kernel: software that performs input/output, manipulates file system objects, application software, etc.

  5. Peter J. Denning - Wikipedia

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    Peter James Denning (born January 6, 1942) is an American computer scientist and writer. He is best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which addressed thrashing in operating systems and became the reference standard for all memory management policies.

  6. Directory (computing) - Wikipedia

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    On many computers, directories are known as folders or drawers, [1] analogous to a workbench or the traditional office filing cabinet. The name derives from books like a telephone directory that lists the phone numbers of all the people living in a certain area. Files are organized by storing related files in the same directory.

  7. Base and bounds - Wikipedia

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    Virtual addresses seen by the program are added to the contents of the base register to generate the physical address. The address is checked against the contents of the bounds register to prevent a process from accessing memory beyond its assigned segment. The operating system is not constrained by the hardware and can access all of physical ...

  8. Fix problems reading or receiving AOL Mail

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    If you're having problems reading and retrieving your AOL Mail, the following troubleshooting steps: Use AOL Basic Mail. AOL Basic Mail gives you a way to see your emails in a simpler layout.

  9. Microsoft Office Accounting - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Office Accounting Express was the freeware version of Accounting, made available for download and also being distributed in certain editions of Microsoft Office 2007, including Professional, Small Business and Ultimate editions. [3] This free version did not support local requirements outside of UK and USA.