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Buffer
2008-01-02 08:18:00 A temporary storage area, usually in RAM. The purpose of most buffers is to act as a holding area, enabling the CPU to manipulate data before transferring it to a device. Because the processes of reading and writing data to a disk are relatively slow, many programs keep track of data changes in a ... More About: Hardware , Buffer
BBB Online
2008-01-02 08:12:00 A privacy seal program established by the Better Business Bureau which certifies that certain Web sites conform to baseline privacy standards. Microsoft is a sponsor of BBBOnLine. Use safe shopping site to locate companies that are members of their local Better ... More About: Online
Back door
2008-01-02 08:09:00 Also called a trapdoor. An undocumented way of gaining access to a program, online service or an entire computer system. The backdoor is written by the programmer who creates the code for the program. It is often only known by the programmer. Back door is a hacker’s remote access tool. Usually a backdoor is a standalone ... More About: Door
Talk good things of your deads - Hadith [Digg]
2008-01-01 06:09:00 I was watching a program on PTV in which an analyst Mr Gohar Hamayun was invited to talk on death consequences of Benazir Bhutto. More About: Hadith , Digg , Talk , Things , Good
Talk good things of your deads - Hadith [Digg]
2008-01-01 06:09:00 I was watching a program on PTV in which an analyst Mr Gohar Hamayun was invited to talk on death consequences of Benazir Bhutto. More About: Hadith , Digg , Talk , Things , Good
Wishing you a happy new year [Digg]
2007-12-31 17:49:00 Happy new year from apnaavenue.com. We warmly wish to all our readers a prosperous future. Many countries will have countdown parties, firework, music and dances while beside these celebrations More About: New Year , Digg , Happy , Happy New Year , Wishing
Wishing you a happy new year [Digg]
2007-12-31 17:49:00 Happy new year from apnaavenue.com. We warmly wish to all our readers a prosperous future. Many countries will have countdown parties, firework, music and dances while beside these celebrations More About: New Year , Digg , Happy , Happy New Year , Wishing
Is Bilawal Zirdari a good choice of leading PPP [Digg]
2007-12-31 05:01:00 Pakistan peoples party has announced Bilawal Zardari as its new chairperson. Bilawal Zardari is an elder son of Benazir Bhutto. Bilawal is just 19 years old and currently studying in England. More About: Digg , Choice , Good , Leading
Benazir killer pictures [Digg]
2007-12-30 13:46:00 One can see at the left side the shooter looks very confident wearing black specs, while the suicide bomber who is covering his face is a bit away from him. In the middle you see the shooter was trying to come close to Benazir Bhutto vehicle and he was just few feet away from the target. In the third picture the bullet was fired. More About: Pictures , Digg , Killer
Bespoke [Digg]
2007-12-29 08:53:00 The term ?bespoke? comes from England where it originally referred to custom or tailor-made clothing. In recent years, however, the term has been applied to information technology (IT), and refers to custom services or products. More About: Digg
Who assassinated Benazir Bhutto [Digg]
2007-12-29 06:57:00 Who assassinated Benazir Bhutto ? The question lingers on millions mind. According to the latest official statement of Pakistan government, Bhutto was killed by Alqaeda More About: Digg , Benazir Bhutto , Assassinated
Leaders action on Benazir assassination [Digg]
2007-12-28 13:41:00 President MusharafBenazir Bhutto was killed by an animal. Pakistan loses a great leader. My sympathies are with Benazir family.Nawaz ShareefThe killing of Benazir Bhutto is the darkest part of Pakistan. I pledge to carry on her mission. More About: Action , Digg , Leaders , Assassination
Benazir may attacked by two different persons [Digg]
2007-12-28 03:57:00 Pakistan is in deep sorrow after the death of Benazir Bhutto. I am listening and reading the stories about her death. The blame is simply on extremist. The president of Pakistan Musharaaf also accused the extremist. The blame is based on the suicidal blast which happened just after the three shots More About: Digg , Attacked , Diff , Atta
Benazir bhutto died in a bomb blast [Digg]
2007-12-27 14:46:00 The former prime minister of Paksitan Benazir Bhutto died in a bomb attack. Today she was addressing a political gathering in Rawalpindi More About: Digg , Died , Blast , Bomb , A-Bomb
Beta software
2007-12-27 04:09:00 Before a commercial software program is released to the public, it usually goes through a “beta” phase. During this stage, the software is tested for bugs, crashes, errors, inconsistencies, and any other problems. Though beta versions of software used to be made available only to developers, they are now sometimes made available for the general ... More About: Software , Beta
Bespoke
2007-12-27 04:07:00 The term “bespoke” comes from England where it originally referred to custom or tailor-made clothing. In recent years, however, the term has been applied to information technology (IT), and refers to custom services or products. For example, bespoke software is software customized for a specific purpose. Bespoke programs may include custom accounting software for a certain ...
BCC
2007-12-27 04:04:00 Stands for “Blind Carbon Copy.” When you send an e-mail to only one person, you type the recipient’s address in the “To:” field. When you send a message to more than one person, you have the option to enter addresses in the “Cc:” and “Bcc:” fields. “Cc” stands for “Carbon Copy,” while “Bcc” stands ...
Baud
2007-12-27 04:03:00 Contrary to popular belief, baud is not a direct measurement of data transfer speed, but instead it measures how many electrical signals are sent per second. Baud is used to measure the rate of electrical signals, or “signaling elements,” for modems, networks, serial cables, and other data transfer mediums. Some people think that baud and bits ...
Batch process
2007-12-27 03:59:00 As most computer users know, some computing tasks can be tedious and repetitive. Fortunately, if a task is indeed repetitive, a batch process can be used to automate much of the work. A batch process performs a list of commands in sequence. It be run by a computer’s operating system using a script or batch ... More About: Programming , Process , Batch
Batch file
2007-12-27 03:56:00 A batch file is a type of script that contains a list of commands. These commands are executed in sequence and can be used to automate processes. For example, some programs may include a batch file that executes a number of commands as the program starts up. A user can also create a custom batch ... More About: File , Batch
Basic
2007-12-27 03:55:00 Stands for “Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.” BASIC is a computer programming language that was developed in the mid-1960s to provide a way for students to write simple computer programs. Since then, the language has evolved into a more robust and powerful language and can be used to create advanced programs for today’s computer systems. BASIC ... More About: Programming , Development , Basic
Base station
2007-12-27 03:53:00 The term “base station” was first used to refer to the towers you see on the side of the road that relay cell phone calls. These stations handle all cellular calls made within their area, receiving information from one end of the call and transmitting it to the other. In the computer world, however, a base ... More About: Wireless , Station , Base
Banner Ad
2007-12-27 03:51:00 Whether you like it or not, much of the Web is run by advertising. Just like television or radio, websites can offer free content by generating revenue from advertising. While you may get tired of Web ads from time to time, most people would agree that seeing a few advertisements here and there is better ... More About: Banner
Bandwidth
2007-12-27 03:49:00 Bandwidth refers to how much data you can send through a network or modem connection. It is usually measured in bits per second, or “bps.” You can think of bandwidth as a highway with cars travelling on it. The highway is the network connection and the cars are the data. The wider the highway, the ... More About: Bandwidth
Backside bus
2007-12-27 03:47:00 There are two types of buses that carry data to and from a computer’s CPU. They are the frontside bus and backside bus. Surprisingly, there is no correlation between these and the backside and frontside airs that snowboarders talk about. While the frontside bus carries data between the CPU and memory, the backside bus transfers ... More About: Backside
Backbone
2007-12-27 03:44:00 Just like the human backbone carries signals to many smaller nerves in the body, a network backbone carries data to smaller lines of transmission. A local backbone refers to the main network lines that connect several local area networks (LANs) together. The result is a wide area network (WAN) linked by a backbone connection. connections ...
Washing rug at home [Digg]
2007-12-25 08:14:00 Washing a rug at home is really a task. One should keep in mind few things before the rug is being started to wash or clean. Most of the rugs can be clean by water except those made from natural fibers More About: Home , Digg , Washing
Cross site scripting in php
2007-12-24 11:32:00 The media has helped make cross-site scripting (XSS) a familiar term, and the attention is deserved. It is one of the most common security vulnerabilities in web applications, and many popular open source PHP applications suffer from constant XSS vulnerabilities. XSS attacks have the following characteristics: Exploit the trust a user has for a particular site.Users don’t necessarily have a high ... More About: Site , Cross , Scripting
Cross site request forgeries in php
2007-12-24 11:30:00 Despite the similarities in name, cross-site request forgeries (CSRF) are an almost opposite style of attack. Whereas XSS attacks exploit the trust a user has in a web site, CSRF attacks exploit the trust a web site has in a user. CSRF attacks are more dangerous, less popular (which means fewer resources for developers), and ... More About: Programming , Site , Cross , Request
Resources scarcity in programing [Digg]
More articles from this author:2007-12-18 13:14:00 Lots of programs are written with the pervasive assumption that enough resources will be available. Many programs don?t even think about what will happen if not enough resources are available More About: Resources , Digg 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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