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  2. Sleep mode - Wikipedia

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    On switching the computer back on, the computer is restored to its state prior to hibernation, with all programs and files open, and unsaved data intact. In contrast with standby mode, hibernation mode saves the computer's state on the hard disk, which requires no power to maintain, whereas standby mode saves the computer's state in RAM, which ...

  3. Hibernation (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Hibernation (also known as suspend to disk, or Safe Sleep on Macintosh computers [1]) in computing is powering down a computer while retaining its state. When hibernation begins, the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage. When the computer is turned on the RAM is restored and ...

  4. Suspend and resume - Wikipedia

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    Hibernation (computing) or Suspend to disk, powering down a computer while retaining its state by saving the contents of its random access memory to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage so that it can be restored when the computer is turned on; Sleep mode or Suspend to RAM, a low power mode for electronic devices such as computers ...

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  6. Side-scrolling video game - Wikipedia

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    Side-scrolling was a well-known phenomenon in arcades, and various home computer and console games of the 1980s, as they often possessed hardware optimized for the task like the Atari 8-bit computers [47] and Commodore 64, but IBM compatibles did not. Smooth scrolling on IBM PCs in software was a challenge for developers.

  7. Strafing (video games) - Wikipedia

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    Strafing in video games is a maneuver which involves moving a controlled character or entity sideways relative to the direction it is facing. This may be done for a variety of reasons, depending on the type of game; for example, in a first-person shooter, strafing would allow one to continue tracking and firing at an opponent while moving in another direction.

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  9. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/June 2006 ...

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    My problem is thus; I bought my computer from Time Computers Ltd. with a restore disc to restore Windows. When I tried to restore last year, the system failed and I was advised to return the PC to the vendor.