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[8] [9] Monitors with built-in KVM switch functions More monitors had been included a built-in KVM switch to be able to have two computer systems (two upstream system connections) to share the monitor. However, since most of current monitors with KVM switch functions had been putting the only hub-class KVM switch with them.
Drive mapping is how MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows associate a local drive letter (A-Z) with a shared storage area to another computer (often referred as a File Server) over a network. After a drive has been mapped , a software application on a client 's computer can read and write files from the shared storage area by accessing that drive, just ...
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.
Memory-mapped I/O is preferred in IA-32 and x86-64 based architectures because the instructions that perform port-based I/O are limited to one register: EAX, AX, and AL are the only registers that data can be moved into or out of, and either a byte-sized immediate value in the instruction or a value in register DX determines which port is the source or destination port of the transfer.
The original IBM parallel printer adapter for the IBM PC of 1981 was designed to support limited bidirectionality, with 8 lines of data output and 4 lines of data input. [ citation needed ] This allowed the port to be used for other purposes, not just output to a printer.
Desktop personal computers have a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and a computer case. The computer case holds the motherboard, fixed or removable disk drives for data storage, the power supply, and may contain other peripheral devices such as modems or network interfaces. Some models of desktop computers integrated the monitor and keyboard into ...
HP Jetadmin configures and monitors HP printers. HP Lock: Hplock.cpl: A Windows 95 utility to lock the PC keyboard, mouse and on/off switch in one click on legacy HP Vectra. IconPackager: ipcpl.cpl: To customize Windows icons and cursors, see IconPackager. ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver: imdisk.cpl: Administration of ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver.
Hot swapping is used whenever it is desirable to change the configuration or repair a working system without interrupting its operation. [3] It may simply be for convenience of avoiding the delay and nuisance of shutting down and then restarting complex equipment or because it is essential for equipment, such as a server, to be continuously active.