Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Identity column

Computer; Operating systems

A column in a table that has been assigned the identity property.

Extended selection

Computer; Operating systems

A selection technique that is optimised for the selection of a single object or single range using contiguous selection techniques. However, it also supports modifying an existing selection using ...

Null reference

Computer; Operating systems

In C++, a reference that has not been assigned an object.

Replication topology

Computer; Operating systems

Defines the relationship between servers and copies of data and clarifies the logic that determines how data flows between servers.

Dynamic cursor

Computer; Operating systems

A cursor that can reflect data modifications made to the underlying data while the cursor is open.

Make-table query

Computer; Operating systems

A query (SQL statement) that creates a new table and then creates records (rows) in it by copying records from an existing table.

Collision

Computer; Operating systems

A conflict that results when a client reads data from the server and then attempts to modify that data in a batch update, but before the update attempt is executed, another client changes the ...