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Windows 7 Various Themes
Where can I find the various pictures of each theme in Windows 7? I know where all the regional themes are, but I do not know where the Architectural, Character, and Landscape theme pictures are. The ...
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Which software is good for buildings Autocad or Rivet architecture [closed]
Currently i am learning 3ds max for modelling building and interiors.
I want to know that do i need to learn Autocad or rivet for making maps of buildings.
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What does it mean for a computer to be an “IBM Compatible PC”?
A couple questions about this:
1) Is this term even relevant any more?
2) Does this mean anything from a developer's stand point?
It is not exactly clear to me if this is a BIOS, architecture, bus ...
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What is the difference between superscalar and pipelined architectures?
They seem exactly the same to me, but the wikipedia page on Superscalar CPU architectures says "While a superscalar CPU is typically also pipelined, pipelining and superscalar architecture are ...
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how L1 and L2 guide processor to speed up the computer performance [closed]
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What is actually multilevel cache in processors?
how does L1 and L2 cache help processor to speed up the computer performance?
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How can I add another independent network to an already existing one?
I'm planning a network, but unfortunately I'm not professional network admin, so I need your help, please. Here is the picture of what I plan to do:
I have a normal router for internet ADSL ...
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Can machine code be translated to a different architecture?
So this is kind of related to a question about running a Windows server on ARM. So the premise of my question is, can machine code be translated from one architecture to another in order to execute a ...
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Run 10 sets of headphones from a pc via 10 separate channels
We have a PC application that runs on Windows 7 platform that is designed to play sound to up to 10 different MP3's to up to 10 separate sound cards (ie. 10 different inputs playing to 10 different ...
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What is the average lifetime of a graphics card? [closed]
I've found myself changing graphics cards every now and then mostly just for personal preference and to "keep with the times". I'm in a Linux environment and sometimes drivers become an issue ...
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Servers setup for middle-sized enterprise? specific-requirements inside [closed]
I'd like to hear your opinions about how could be set-up servers architecture of the company which has about 10 infosystems with each of them having about 50 users concurrently and 2-3 infosystems of ...
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what is a core in terms of a processor? [closed]
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Can someone clear up the terms Core Duo CPU, Quad Core, Dual CPU, etc.?
In a processor, what is the core? I hear the terms i3, Core 2 Duo, and Dual Core, what do they ...
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Why did AMD CPU go from K8 architecture to K10? [closed]
Looking at this website, it seems that AMD processsors went from the K8 architecture to the K10 architecture. Why was the K9 architecture skipped?
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What are the technical differences between Windows Vista and Windows 7?
I'm interested in finding an unabridged technical manual documenting all of the differences between the two operating systems. In Tanenbaum's latest edition of Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition), ...
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What's the best fit SSD for the Acer Aspire 1420p laptop?
I have a the Acer Aspire 1420P notebook (specs here http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/notebook/2009/acer/aspire/Aspire1420P/Aspire1420Psp2.shtml). I'm considering buying an SSD for it, but having ...
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Good source for a complete guide to Linux (for the layman)
I started following the Linux From Scratch book and I really enjoy everything I'm learning (extensive error messages are great for learning * grin *). However, I'm still looking for a rundown of the ...
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What is my Atom's architecture doing?
The short answer is that it's a dual core 64 bit processor at least in my case with a 330. But the Atom's architecture has traits of x64 and x86. So, what is it?
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Best laptop configuration to run AutoCAD? [closed]
I´m looking for a new laptop, I will use it to run Excel, AutoCAD, Sketchup and some other architecture programs. What is the best configuration? I would like to go for a 13" MacBook Pro (I only have ...
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Documentation on Windows NT Architecture (Updated)
I'm trying to find some reliable documentation the architecture of Windows NT. I've found the Wikipedia page, however I'm not entirely sure how reliable that is given the "citation needed" warnings it ...
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Hosting Multiple Drawings in one Visio vsd Diagram
I'm using Visio 2007 and strawed creating some flowchart diagrams. One on each page. For the same project I would also like to create class and entity relational diagrams. Is it possible for me to ...
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What command shows the architecture of a binary file on Mac?
I used it a while ago, but cannot find now...
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x86 vs x64 - Why is 32-bit called x86? [closed]
Presumably the x86 was called so because the machines used 80386 and 80486 processors. Is that correct?
Is that the right way to refer to 32-bit and 64-bit machines?
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What is hyper-threading and how does it work?
I've heard the term hyper-threading thrown around a bit recently, what exactly is hyper-threading and why is it important?
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Intel Core 2 duo / AMD athlon X2 parallel processing capability
Does Intel Core 2 duo/ AMD athlon X2 really have 2 separate processors? i.e are they capable of doing real parallel processing?
What I don't understand is the difference when somebody says Cores or ...
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What kind of messages does Windows send to applications?
What kind of messages does Windows send to applications? For example, when I click this Firefox window, what does happen? Does Windows find the process ID of the application and send it some message ...
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What is the common ground for i7 processors?
If you see this page, you would see that there are "5 specifications of i7 processors" (is the terminology correct?). They are all i7.
What is the common ground among all these processors? I know ...
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Whats the difference between i386,i686 etc processors?
Which one is latest or normally used in computers today ? What is the type of pentium 4 and Core 2 duo?
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Is the MIPS architecture more related to Harvard or Von Neumann?
I can't seem to figure this out from the related wikipedia pages:
Von Neumann architecture
MIPS architecture
Harvard architecture
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Difference between x86_64 and i386
What is the difference? I have intel core 2 duo 32 bit. Under what category my system fall into? I want to download fedora12. It shows me these options. Which one should I download?
I have sony vaio ...
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Why has the size of L1 cache not increased very much over the last 20 years?
The Intel i486 has 8 KB of L1 cache. The Intel Nehalem has 32 KB L1 instruction cache and 32 KB L1 data cache per core.
The amount of L1 cache hasn't increased at nearly the rate the clockrate has ...
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Can I use x86 OS in other archtectures i.e.: ppc?
I want to install slackware x86 in a ppc pc? Can I do it?
If not, if I compile only the kernel to ppc, may it work?
Are There any ways to accomplish this??
thaks for all answers!
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