Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Core cmdlet

Computer; Operating systems

One of a core set of commands for manipulating the system and that corresponds to commands found in other shell environments.

Literal type character

Computer; Operating systems

A textual representation of a particular value of a data type. For example, 2147483647 represents a value of integer data type.

Wizard

Computer; Operating systems

An interactive utility that guides users through a multi-step, infrequently performed task. Effective wizards reduce the knowledge required to perform the task compared to alternative UIs.

A device on a system board, such as an interrupt controller, keyboard controller, real-time clock, DMA page register, DMA controller, memory controller, FDC, IDE port, serial and parallel port, PCI ...

Saved state

Computer; Operating systems

A manner of storing a virtual machine so that it can be quickly resumed, similar to a hibernated laptop. When you place a running virtual machine in a saved state, Virtual Server and Hyper-V stop the ...

Wireless network

Computer; Operating systems

A network that uses radio frequencies (instead of wires or cables) to transmit data between computers.

Rights template

Computer; Operating systems

The saved settings for file usage rights for the RM Services server in a specified domain. The administrator sets these in the Administration Console, and saves them for use by the client ...