Questions tagged [architecture]
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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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Ethernet switching architecture
I'm currently designing the electronics for the new version of our robots.
On the current version, all the Ethernet switching is done with off the shelf switches/devices (there is just a single ...
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lvm: lvresize --resizefs does not read the request size in correctly
I am trying to resize a logical volume (as well as the filesystem contained on that volume) and am a little confused by the output of the lvresize command:
# lvresize --resizefs -L 2T /dev/archive/...
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Fivetran - CDC vs Fivetran Teleport
I am configuring Fivetran between many MS SQL servers and a snowflake database.
I came across two transport option: using CDC and Fivetran Teleport.
Fivetran Teleport is fairly new technology that ...
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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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Stream Webcam video to a website
I am trying to build a system where I want to stream video from a webcam to a website, I am new to video processing, but so far, I have learned that I need to use FFmpeg lib, an AWS-S3 bucket and hls....
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How to ensure a server's source code and binaries are the same as the standard?
I have seen the on-premise equipment having a design to deal with unauthorized modifications, e.g. a client's staff wants to resolve a technical issue by DIY (do it yourself), not willing to call the ...
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What is the difference between i686 and x86_64?
I have an AMD Turion and do not know which version to choose from when installing Arch Linux.
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Install arm librariers including dependencies on amd64
i'm currently trying to install primarily libdbus-1.so (so the libdbus-1-dev:arm64 package) on my amd64 system so that I can cross compile a rust application. But it's not working somehow, because i'm ...
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Is an Atom N2600 64-bit or 32-bit?
I'm looking at an Intel spec sheet. It says that the processor has a 64-bit instruction set. However, running:
uname -m
results in i686, and running:
grep flags /proc/cpuinfo
indicates that each ...
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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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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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Which CPU has better IPC using the same TPD, a performance core clocked down or high a efficiency core
I'm wondering why the M1 has 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, instead of 8 performance cores with 4 cores running higher efficiency, having the ability to step up to performance.
I ...
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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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Check if my machine is 64-bit capable on Linux (Ubuntu)?
Similar to this question, I have a 32-bit OS (Ubuntu), but I want to know if my machine is 64-bit capable... I checked out the question, but the answers are Windows-specific... I also checked this ...
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Port knocking as poor (wo)man's approach to steer IOT devices?
First off, I am well aware that port-knocking does create more security-feeling than real saftey, and that it is mainly a security-by-obscurity thing. Nevertheless: Are there are open-source projects ...
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Splitting a polygon (height mesh) in ArchiCad
I have received a DWG with contour lines for a terrain. Unfortunately, two contour lines intersect and is regarded as a closed polygon by ArchiCad. That means that when I now want to change the mesh ...
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VECTORWORKS : superpostion in 3D, transparent walls, display unreadable
I have a problem to display my 3D project on vectorworks. The walls are like hollow and transparent (image 1, transparent walls), and the whole becomes very diffcult to read and understand, as you can ...
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Is fuchsia supports 32 bit ARM architecture? [closed]
Is fuchsia supports 32 bit ARM architecture?
If yes, how to build for 32-bit architecture ?
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Compatible CPUs in this motherboard [closed]
It says GA-T672FXME & L-S672G.
1.How can I know which CPUs are compatible??
2.How can I tell what type of socket does it use and what is it’s architecture??
3.Also which out of the two is ...
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Is it correct to say that main memory (RAM) is a part of CPU?
I recently had an argue with my English teacher, because of text given to us for translation. It states:
The pieces of equipment making up the computer system are
known as hardware. The most ...
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naming: mipsle vs mipsel
According to this article, mipsel refers to little-endian MIPS. The word mipsel is currently used by Debian and linux-mips wiki.
However, Golang refers to the same architecture(I guess) with GOARCH=...
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IPSec database location
Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) has two database:
Security Policy Database (SPD) and Security Association Database (SAD)
I want to know where are these database located?
Do they exist on both ...
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Can I make a hardened ISO image for use
I am needing to spin up a VM and harden it to some standards. I realize that I might have to do this multiple times and I am not really up for a parallel ssh session on several boxes.
Is there a way ...
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What's the better integration strategy for Dynamics CRM [closed]
I'll try to be as specific as possible with what I need
Background : I am a software developer and I try to do all sorts of things as much as I can. I have recently gone "Mission Impossible" and ...
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File System Architecture Software
Is there any command line utility to find ALL directories and files associated with a particular program (including pre-installed programs such as bash commands)? I want to compartmentalize all of my ...
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What is the common ground for i7 processors? [closed]
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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Good source for a complete guide to Linux (for the layman) [closed]
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 the difference between multithreading and hyperthreading? [closed]
I've heard the terms hyper-threading and multi-threading, but what exactly is the difference between them? What kind of Intel processor uses them?
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Is there a command line tool to check 32-bit or 64-bit of an exe?
On Windows, like:
is64 abc.exe
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is32 def.exe
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While abc.exe is compiled 64-bit and def.exe is 32-bit on Windows.
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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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How to delete an architecture called “1386” (a typo) in Ubuntu?
After typing:
dpkg --remove-architecture 1386
I get the message:
dpkg: error: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/arch-new': Permission denied
1386 is a typo, I'm trying to rid myself of in ...
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What is the difference between x86_64 and i386?
What is the difference? Under what category does my system fall into? I want to download Fedora12 and it shows me these options. Which one should I download?
I have a Sony Vaio cr36g/b with an Intel ...
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Architectural difference between Windows (8 and above) and *Nix [closed]
I'm applying for a development position at a company that uses MS products exclusively. To prepare myself for the interview I'd like to have a better grasp of how Windows works under the hood. I am ...
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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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Is ALU used for all instructions?
On wikipedia page about Von Neumann Architecture is this picture.
There are a lot of similar pictures like this.(Also in a lot of articles about Von Neumann Architecture is that only ALU execute ...
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How to determine Windows architecture version on disconnected volume?
I have a scenario where I need to copy some Windows 10 files over to repair some form of corruption that SFC (System File Checker) does not appear to want to resolve entirely.
How can I determine the ...
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Wrong architecture or manufacturer - conflicting information [duplicate]
This is what I get from the set processor(Environment variable) command in 64-bit Windows 7:
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
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Hardware. What is the difference between a port and a bank?
Especially, these days, the distinction between them is very confusing..
For example, NVidia's shared memory is 32-banked, so what they say is in one cycle, 32 data can come out at the same time... ...
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I am trying to install debian. which download to select?
I am trying to install debian on local computer with Windows 8 OS and intel core i7 processor.
On the download page. I was asked to select my processor architecture with the following options listed
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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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Sysnative on Vista RTM
I am currently writing a batch script that will start processes on an operating system. This batch script is called from a test application that is built and run as a 32-bit application on both 32-bit ...
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Why is cache memory so expensive?
In conversations about computer architecture, it is a given that cache memory is much more expensive than main memory.
I understand it must be close to the processor, and thus must be smaller, but ...
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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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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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What architecture does my FreeNAS have?
I'd like to upgrade my FreeNAS 8.2.0 (BSD based) and wanted to double check which disk image (32 bit or 64 bit) to download – I'm 90% sure that my hardware (dual core Atom board bought about 2.5 years ...
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Understanding Bus Architecture Terminology
I've read several books which talked about bus architectures. Each one uses a myriad of terms. Can someone help sort these out for me?
system bus
external data bus
internal data bus
front-side bus
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What architectural state is saved during context switch?
What architectural state is saved during context switch? As far as I know, what is saved is the following
Set of registers including PC counter
TLB (If it is not flushed...)
what else ?
Memory? (...
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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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How do I tell what platform a package was built for?
I am trying to upgrade certain packages on my system to 64bit. How do I tell whether a particular package is built for 32bit or 64bit?
The package name has an x86 after it which usually indicates it'...
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