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VortixDev

Member for 7 years, 8 months
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13 Questions

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54 votes

2 answers

7k views

Where did the term "superuser" originate?

asked Jan 20, 2018 at 23:53

27 votes

2 answers

6k views

How does the CPU communicate with the GPU before drivers are loaded? [duplicate]

asked Jan 18, 2019 at 20:44

7 votes

1 answer

48k views

What does C:\$RECYCLE.BIN contain? [duplicate]

asked Jun 29, 2018 at 19:05

3 votes

3 answers

131 views

How do computers know the capacities of drives connected to them?

asked May 9, 2018 at 22:52

2 votes

1 answer

420 views

What does FAT reserve clusters for?

asked Jun 6, 2018 at 14:36

1 vote

0 answers

21 views

How can a processor execute more instructions per period than there are clock cycles? [duplicate]

asked Sep 21, 2019 at 20:22

1 vote

2 answers

233 views

Why does an OS and its installer behave differently depending on whether legacy mode is used or not?

asked Oct 26, 2018 at 20:27

0 votes

0 answers

203 views

How does RAM keep up with the CPU?

asked Sep 22, 2019 at 13:07

0 votes

0 answers

80 views

How does Disk Cleanup determine whether an old Windows installation exists?

asked Jul 21, 2018 at 23:26

0 votes

2 answers

19k views

What is FAT's maximum file size?

asked Jun 13, 2018 at 16:28

0 votes

1 answer

96 views

Where are M.2 USB devices?

asked Feb 3, 2018 at 9:23

0 votes

1 answer

1k views

What determines cluster size options?

asked May 9, 2018 at 21:30

-1 votes

1 answer

811 views

Why does Spotify take control of my Bluetooth earphones' stereo output?

asked Sep 22, 2018 at 15:35