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Is it true that 1 MB can mean either 1000000 bytes, 1024000 bytes, or 1048576 bytes? [closed]
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What is the difference between a kibibyte, a kilobit, and a kilobyte?
If 1 KB (kilobyte) can mean either 1000 bytes or 1024 bytes,
And 1 MB (megabyte) can mean either ...
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Linux: Show directory content as if it was a file?
I am a bit confused on what a directory really is. In various places I read that in Linux directories are just strings that keep the names of the nested files. In that case is there a way to show ...
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How do I interpret the specification of memory (RAM)?
When looking at memory there are a few specifications that I don't understand and was hoping to have clarification on. What do these terms mean, and how do they affect the systems performance? Feel ...
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What does etc stand for/mean?
In most (all?) *nix systems there's a directory named /etc, what does etc stand for?
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What are SNMP indices?
I'm trying to find out what is meant by SNMP indices. I read the following statement on wiki:
Index assignments for an SNMP device
instance may change from poll to poll
mostly as a result of ...
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What is “projector” in this context?
My Google-fu has turned out to be too low in this case, what is "projector" in the following context?
It seems to be a particular kind of software or file
judging from ...
