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What sense does it make for "sharpness" to be adjustable on a monitor?

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How is the operating system able to know the battery level?

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Are Linux commands interchangeable with Unix commands?

answered Feb 15, 2012 at 10:55

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What is the exact use of a MAC address?

answered Jul 24, 2013 at 9:08

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Are CPU clock ticks strictly periodic?

answered Feb 9, 2015 at 11:38

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Can Internet speed decrease the further away a certain (server in a) country is from you?

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 13:10

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Why does RAM have to be volatile?

answered Aug 30, 2013 at 12:55

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On which physical drive is this logical drive?

answered Nov 18, 2016 at 14:26

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What is the value of MD5 checksums if the MD5 hash itself could potentially also have been manipulated?

answered Dec 8, 2014 at 10:16

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How does "PROGRA~1" path notation work?

answered Jan 7, 2013 at 17:00

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Why aren't there PCIe RAM expansions?

answered Feb 1, 2013 at 17:26

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Isn't it dangerous to use SSH keys to login to an unknown/compromised server?

answered Dec 20, 2012 at 15:57

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Why are subnet-masks relevant for the individual computer on the network?

answered Mar 22, 2017 at 14:18

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GUI Apps without a graphical desktop

answered Nov 9, 2012 at 11:41

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Linux - how to format multiple file systems within one file?

answered Dec 12, 2011 at 17:04

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Why has no-one made a predictive keyboard driver/library?

answered Jul 23, 2010 at 15:55

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How much faster is an Intel i7 than an 8 bit 6502?

answered Nov 6, 2012 at 10:14

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How does a computer know which device is connected to the usb port?

answered Sep 22, 2020 at 10:10

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Why are user level threads faster than kernel level threads?

answered Nov 5, 2013 at 16:58

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How to update one file located in a zip subdirectory?

answered Apr 18, 2012 at 13:37

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what happens if we give "777" permissions to /etc/sudoers?

answered Feb 20, 2012 at 16:33

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Linux For style command

answered Feb 27, 2013 at 10:11

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How do PC monitor integrated menus work?

answered May 13, 2013 at 12:46

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Is virtual memory real or is it just a method to manage the memory

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 15:43

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Why is -r recursive necessary when copying a directory in Linux?

answered Nov 14, 2014 at 15:57

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How to recover Linux from 'repair file system' error

answered Mar 7, 2012 at 14:50

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Cooling a server with oil bath

answered Nov 9, 2009 at 16:43

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wget - I can't download files with "?"

answered Oct 6, 2011 at 12:36

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Are usb pendrives/sticks random access?

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 17:00

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Why is some part of a DVD (video) unskippable and how can it be bypassed?

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What sense does it make for "sharpness" to be adjustable on a monitor?

How is the operating system able to know the battery level?

Are Linux commands interchangeable with Unix commands?

What is the exact use of a MAC address?

Are CPU clock ticks strictly periodic?

Can Internet speed decrease the further away a certain (server in a) country is from you?

Why does RAM have to be volatile?

On which physical drive is this logical drive?

What is the value of MD5 checksums if the MD5 hash itself could potentially also have been manipulated?

How does "PROGRA~1" path notation work?

Why aren't there PCIe RAM expansions?

Isn't it dangerous to use SSH keys to login to an unknown/compromised server?

Why are subnet-masks relevant for the individual computer on the network?

GUI Apps without a graphical desktop

Linux - how to format multiple file systems within one file?

Why has no-one made a predictive keyboard driver/library?

How much faster is an Intel i7 than an 8 bit 6502?

How does a computer know which device is connected to the usb port?

Why are user level threads faster than kernel level threads?

How to update one file located in a zip subdirectory?

what happens if we give "777" permissions to /etc/sudoers?

Linux For style command

How do PC monitor integrated menus work?

Is virtual memory real or is it just a method to manage the memory

Why is -r recursive necessary when copying a directory in Linux?

How to recover Linux from 'repair file system' error

Cooling a server with oil bath

wget - I can't download files with "?"

Are usb pendrives/sticks random access?

Why is some part of a DVD (video) unskippable and how can it be bypassed?