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Operating systems

Software that handles the basic functionality of hardware.

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Operating systems

Telephone typewriter device

Computer; Operating systems

A device that enables the transmission of typed messages over phone lines. These devices typically include keyboards for typing messages to send and display and/or printers to receive messages from ...

Software deployment

Computer; Operating systems

The process of distributing and installing a software programme throughout an entire organization.

Primary partition

Computer; Operating systems

A type of partition created on basic discs that can host an operating system and functions as though it were a physically separate disk.

Local roaming boundary

Computer; Operating systems

A roaming boundary in which the site distribution points are local (well-connected) to the Advanced Client and software packages are available locally to that client.

Deployment

Computer; Operating systems

The process of moving the configuration files for a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Manager library to a virtual machine host.

Rootkit

Computer; Operating systems

Software that conceals itself as well as other resources (such as files, folders, processes, or registry entries) in order to prevent detection while it maintains access to the host computer.

Gate

Computer; Operating systems

A data structure used by 80386 and higher microprocessors to control access to privileged functions, to change data segments, or to switch tasks.

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