Operating systems

Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Ledger

Computer; Operating systems

The part of an accounting system that is used for classifying the monetary value of economic transactions by using a chart of accounts, a fiscal calendar, and one or more currencies.

Isolated storage

Computer; Operating systems

A data storage mechanism that provides isolation and safety by defining standardised ways of associating code with saved data.

A technique used to reduce the number of characters transmitted without losing data content. The transmitting modem compresses the data and the receiving computer or modem decompresses the data back ...

Partnership

Computer; Operating systems

The set of rules on a computer and a portable device that allow digital media files and other information to be synchronized.

Log backup

Computer; Operating systems

A backup of transaction logs that includes all log records not backed up in previous log backups. Log backups are required under the full and bulk-logged recovery models and are unavailable under the ...

Prompted query

Computer; Operating systems

A query in which a dialogue box prompts a user to supply more information. Prompted queries are constructed with a general expression, not a specific value. The SMS/Configuration Manager ...