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Mousetrappingis a technique that prevents users from exiting a website through standard means. It is frequently used bymalicious websites, and is often seen ontech support scamsites.[1][2]
Mousetrapping can be executed through various means. A website may launch an endless series ofpop-up adsor redirects; it may re-la... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mousetrapping |
Slopsquattingis a type ofcybersquattingand practice of registering a non-existent software package name that alarge language model(LLM) mayhallucinatein its output, whereby someone unknowingly may copy-paste and install the software package without realizing it is fake.[1]Attempting to install a non-existent package sh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopsquatting |
URL shorteningis a technique on theWorld Wide Webin which aUniform Resource Locator(URL) may be made substantially shorter and still direct to the required page. This is achieved by using aredirectwhich links to theweb pagethat has a long URL. For example, the URL "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening" can be s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening |
Aserveris acomputerthat provides information to other computers called "clients" on acomputer network.[1]Thisarchitectureis called theclient–server model. Servers can provide various functionalities, often called "services", such as sharing data orresourcesamong multiple clients or performingcomputationsfor a client. A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing) |
Anapplication serveris aserverthat hosts applications[1]orsoftwarethat delivers abusiness applicationthrough acommunication protocol.[2]For a typicalweb application, the application server sits behind theweb servers.
An applicationserver frameworkis a service layer model. It includessoftwarecomponents available to aso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_server |
Web server software allows computers to act asweb servers. The first web servers supported only static files, such asHTML(and images), but now they commonly allow embedding of server side applications.
Some web application frameworks include simple HTTP servers. For examplethe Django frameworkprovidesrunserver, andPH... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_server_software |
Aweb serveriscomputersoftwareand underlyinghardwarethat accepts requests viaHTTP(thenetwork protocolcreated to distributeweb content) or its secure variantHTTPS. A user agent, commonly aweb browserorweb crawler, initiates communication by making a request for aweb pageor otherresourceusing HTTP, and theserverresponds w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_server |
HTTP compressionis a capability that can be built intoweb serversandweb clientsto improve transfer speed and bandwidth utilization.[1]
HTTP data iscompressedbefore it is sent from the server: compliant browsers will announce what methods are supported to the server before downloading the correct format; browsers that ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_compression |
Aweb application(orweb app) isapplication softwarethat is created withweb technologiesand runs via aweb browser.[1][2]Web applications emerged during the late 1990s and allowed for the server todynamicallybuild a response to the request, in contrast tostatic web pages.[3]
Web applications are commonly distributed via ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application |
Aweb application(orweb app) isapplication softwarethat is created withweb technologiesand runs via aweb browser.[1][2]Web applications emerged during the late 1990s and allowed for the server todynamicallybuild a response to the request, in contrast tostatic web pages.[3]
Web applications are commonly distributed via ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_web_application |
ALAMP(Linux,Apache,MySQL,Perl/PHP/Python) is one of the most commonsoftware stacksfor the web's most popularapplications. Its generic software stack model has largely interchangeable components.[1]
Each letter in the acronym stands for one of its fouropen-sourcebuilding blocks:
The components of the LAMP stack are pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMP_packages |
Variant objectsin the context ofHTTPareobjectsserved by anOrigin Content Serverin a type of transmitted data variation (i.e. uncompressed,compressed, different languages, etc.).
HTTP/1.1 (1997–1999)[1][2]introducesContent/Acceptheaders. These are used inHTTPrequests and responses to state which variant the data is pre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_object |
Virtual hostingis a method for hosting multipledomain names(with separate handling of each name) on a singleserver(or pool of servers).[1]This allows one server to share its resources, such as memory and processor cycles, without requiring all services provided to use the same host name. The term virtual hosting is usu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_hosting |
Aweb hosting serviceis a type ofInternet hosting servicethat hostswebsitesfor clients, i.e. it offers the facilities required for them to create and maintain a site and makes it accessible on theWorld Wide Web. Companies providing web hosting services are sometimes calledweb hosts.
Typically, web hosting requires the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting_service |
Aweb container(also known as a servlet container;[1]and compare "webcontainer"[2]) is the component of aweb serverthat interacts withJakarta Servlets. A web container is responsible for managing the lifecycle of servlets, mapping aURLto a particular servlet and ensuring that the URL requester has the correct access-rig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_container |
Incomputer networking, aproxy serveris aserver applicationthat acts as anintermediarybetween aclientrequesting aresourceand the server providing that resource.[1]It improves privacy, security, and possibly performance in the process.
Instead of connecting directly to a server that can fulfill a request for a resource,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_proxy |
AnRDP shopis a website where access tohacked computersis sold tocybercriminals.
The computers may be acquired via scanning the web for openRemote Desktop Protocolconnections andbrute-forcingpasswords.[1]High-valueransomwaretargets are sometimes available such as airports.[2]Access to a compromised machine retails from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDP_shop |
Unix-like operating systems identify a user by a value called auser identifier, often abbreviated touser IDorUID. The UID, along with the group identifier (GID) and other access control criteria, is used to determine which system resources a user can access. Thepassword filemaps textual user names to UIDs. UIDs are sto... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_identifier |
InUnix-likesystems, multiple users can be put intogroups.POSIXand conventionalUnixfile system permissionsare organized into three classes,user,group, andothers. The use of groups allows additional abilities to be delegated in an organized fashion, such as access to disks,printers, and otherperipherals. This method, amo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_identifier |
Incomputing, theprocess identifier(a.k.a.process IDorPID) is a number used by mostoperating systemkernels—such as those ofUnix,macOSandWindows—to uniquely identify an activeprocess. This number may be used as a parameter in various function calls, allowing processes to be manipulated, such as adjusting the process's pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_identifier |
chmodis ashellcommandfor changingaccess permissionsand special mode flags offiles(includingspecial filessuch asdirectories). The name is short forchangemodewheremoderefers to the permissions and flags collectively.[1][2]
The command originated inAT&T Unixversion 1 and was exclusive toUnixandUnix-likeoperating systemsu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod |
Polkit(formerlyPolicyKit) is a component for controlling system-wideprivilegesinUnix-likeoperating systems. It provides an organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones. Polkit allows a level of control of centralized system policy. It is developed and maintained by David Zeuthen fromRe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolicyKit |
Unix securityrefers to the means ofsecuringaUnixorUnix-likeoperating system.
A core security feature in these systems is thefile system permissions. All files in a typicalUnix filesystemhave permissions set enabling different access to a file.Unix permissionspermit different users access to a file with different privi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_security |
TheCommon Weakness Enumeration(CWE) is a category system for hardware and software weaknesses and vulnerabilities. It is sustained by a community project with the goals of understanding flaws in software and hardware and creating automated tools that can be used to identify, fix, and prevent those flaws.[1]The project ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Weakness_Enumeration |
Software composition analysis(SCA) is a practice in the fields of Information technology and software engineering for analyzing custom-built software applications to detect embedded open-source software and detect if they are up-to-date, contain security flaws, or have licensing requirements.[1]
It is a common softwar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_composition_analysis |
Static application security testing(SAST) is used to secure software by reviewing the source code of the software to identify sources of vulnerabilities. Although the process ofchecking programs by reading their code(modernly known asstatic program analysis) has existed as long as computers have existed, the technique ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_application_security_testing |
TheEuropean Union Agency for Cybersecurity[1]– self-designationENISAfrom the abbreviation of its original name – is anagency of the European Union. It is fully operational since September 1, 2005. The Agency is located inAthens,Greeceand has offices in Brussels, Belgium andHeraklion, Greece.
ENISA was created in 2004 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Agency_for_Cybersecurity#European_Vulnerability_Database |
Archive Teamis a group dedicated todigital preservationandweb archivingthat was co-founded byJason Scottin 2009.[1][2]
Its primary focus is the copying and preservation of content housed by at-risk online services. Some of its projects include the partial and complete preservation of services such asGeoCities,[3][4]Ya... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive_Team |
Thedead Internet theoryis aconspiracy theorythat asserts, due to a coordinated and intentional effort, theInternetnow consists mainly ofbot activityandautomatically generated contentmanipulated byalgorithmic curationto control the population and minimize organic human activity.[1][2][3][4][5]Proponents of the theory be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory |
Inlibraryandarchival science,digital preservationis a formal process to ensure that digital information of continuing value remains accessible and usable in the long term.[1]It involves planning, resource allocation, and application ofpreservationmethods andtechnologies,[2]and combines policies, strategies and actions ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_preservation |
Aninfodemicis a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about certain issues.[1][2][3]The word is aportmanteauofinformationandepidemicand is used as a metaphor to describe how misinformation and disinformation can spread like a virus from person to person and affect people like a disea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infodemic |
Lost mediais any piece ofmediathought to no longer exist in any format, or for which nocopiescan be located. The term primarily encompasses visual, audio, oraudiovisualmedia such asfilms,television,radio broadcasts,music,[2]andvideo games.[3][4]
Many television and radio broadcast masters, recorded onto magnetic tape,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_media |
This is a list ofperformance analysistoolsfor use insoftware development.
The following tools work based on log files that can be generated from various systems.
The following tools work for multiple languages or binaries.
Supports multi-threaded and multi-process applications - such as those withMPIorOpenMPparallel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_performance_analysis_tools |
Adebuggeris acomputer programused totestanddebugother programs (the "target" programs). Common features of debuggers include the ability to run or halt the target program usingbreakpoints,stepthrough code line by line, and display or modify the contents of memory, CPU registers, and stack frames.
The code to be examin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugger |
Software engineeringis a branch of bothcomputer scienceandengineeringfocused on designing, developing, testing, and maintainingsoftware applications. It involves applyingengineering principlesandcomputer programmingexpertise to develop software systems that meet user needs.[1][2][3][4]
The termsprogrammerandcoderoverl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_engineering |
Computer programmingorcodingis the composition of sequences of instructions, calledprograms, thatcomputerscan follow to perform tasks.[1][2]It involves designing and implementingalgorithms, step-by-step specifications of procedures, by writingcodein one or moreprogramming languages. Programmers typically usehigh-level ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming |
Incomputing, acore dump,[a]memory dump,crash dump,storage dump,system dump, orABEND dump[1]consists of the recorded state of the workingmemoryof acomputer programat a specific time, generally when the program hascrashedor otherwise terminated abnormally.[2]In practice, other key pieces ofprogram stateare usually dumped... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_dump |
Dangling pointersandwild pointersincomputer programmingarepointersthat do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type. These are special cases ofmemory safetyviolations. More generally,dangling referencesandwild referencesarereferencesthat do not resolve to a valid destination.
Dangling pointers arise duringob... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_pointer |
Incomputingorcomputer programming,delegationrefers generally to one entity passing something to another entity,[1]and narrowly to various specific forms of relationships. These include: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegation_(programming) |
Aterminate-and-stay-resident program(commonlyTSR) is acomputer programrunning underDOSthat uses asystem callto return control to DOS as though it has finished, but remains incomputer memoryso it can be reactivated later.[1]This technique partially overcame DOS's limitation of executing only one program, ortask, at a ti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminate-and-stay-resident_program |
ARMInstruction Set Simulator, also known asARMulator, is one of the software development tools provided by the development systems business unit ofARM Limitedto all users of ARM-based chips. It owes its heritage to the early development of the instruction set bySophie Wilson. Part of this heritage is still visible in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMulator |
ARM(stylised in lowercase asarm, formerly an acronym forAdvanced RISC Machinesand originallyAcorn RISC Machine) is a family ofRISCinstruction set architectures(ISAs) forcomputer processors.Arm Holdingsdevelops the ISAs and licenses them to other companies, who build the physical devices that use the instruction set. It... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture |
Acomputer architecture simulatoris aprogramthat simulates theexecutionofcomputer architecture.
Computer architecture simulators are used for the following purposes:
Computer architecture simulators can be classified into many different categories depending on the context.
Afull-system simulatoris execution-driven ar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_architecture_simulator |
CPU Simis a software development environment for the simulation of simple computers. It was developed by Dale Skrien to help students understandcomputer architectures. With thisapplicationthe user is able to simulate new or existing simple CPUs. Users can create new virtual CPUs with custommachine languageinstructions,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_Sim |
gpsimis afull system simulatorforMicrochipPIC microcontrollersoriginally written by Scotte Dattalo.[1]It is distributed under theGNU General Public License.
gpsim has been designed for accuracy including the entire PIC - from the core to the I/O pins and including the functions of all internal peripherals. This makes ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpsim |
PIC(usually pronounced as /pɪk/) is a family ofmicrocontrollersmade byMicrochip Technology, derived from the PIC1640[1][2]originally developed byGeneral Instrument's Microelectronics Division. The name PIC initially referred toPeripheral Interface Controller,[3]and was subsequently expanded for a short time to includeP... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIC_microcontrollers |
TheIntel 8008("eight-thousand-eight" or "eighty-oh-eight") is an early8-bitmicroprocessor capable of addressing 16 KB of memory, introduced in April 1972. The 8008 architecture was designed byComputer Terminal Corporation(CTC) and was implemented and manufactured byIntel. While the 8008 was originally designed for use ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTERP/8 |
TheIntel 8080isIntel's second8-bitmicroprocessor. Introduced in April 1974, the 8080 was an enhanced successor to the earlierIntel 8008microprocessor, although withoutbinary compatibility.[3]Originally intended for use inembedded systemssuch ascalculators,cash registers,computer terminals, andindustrial robots,[4]its r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTERP/80 |
TheLittle Man Computer(LMC) is an instructionalmodelof acomputer, created by Dr.Stuart Madnickin 1965.[1]The LMC is generally used to teach students, because it models a simplevon Neumann architecturecomputer—which has all of the basic features of a modern computer. It can be programmed in machine code (albeit in deci... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_man_computer |
MikroSimis aneducationalcomputer program for hardware-non-specific explanation of the general functioning and behaviour of a virtualprocessor, running on theMicrosoft Windowsoperating system. Devices like miniaturizedcalculators,microcontroller,microprocessors, andcomputercan be explained on custom-developedinstruction... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MikroSim |
OVPsimis amultiprocessorplatformemulator(often called afull-system simulator) used to run unchanged production binaries of the target hardware. It has publicAPIsallowing users to create their ownprocessor,peripheraland platform models. Various models are available as open source.[1]OVPsim is a key component of the Open... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVPsim |
TheSaturnfamily of4-bit(datapath)microprocessorswas developed byHewlett-Packardin the 1980s first for theHP-71Bhandheld computer, released in 1984, and later for various HP calculators (starting with theHP-18C). It succeeded theNutfamily of processors used in earlier calculators. The HP48SX and HP48S were the last mode... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn%2B |
RPL[5]is ahandheld calculatoroperating system and applicationprogramming languageused onHewlett-Packard's scientific graphingRPN(Reverse Polish Notation) calculators of theHP 28,48,49and50series, but it is also usable on non-RPN calculators, such as the38,39 and 40series. Internally, it was also utilized by the17B,18C,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPL_(programming_language) |
Agraphing calculatoris a class of hand-held calculator that is capable of plotting graphs and solving complex functions. While there are several companies that manufacture models of graphing calculators,Hewlett-Packardis a major manufacturer.
The following table compares general and technical information for Hewlett-P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_HP_graphing_calculators |
Simicsis afull-system simulatoror virtual platform used to run unchanged production binaries of the target hardware. Simics was originally developed by theSwedish Institute of Computer Science(SICS), and then spun off toVirtutechfor commercial development in 1998. Virtutech was acquired byIntelin 2010. Currently, Simic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simics |
SIMHis afree and open source, multi-platform multi-systememulator. It is maintained by Bob Supnik, a formerDECengineer and DEC vice president, and has been in development in one form or another since the 1960s.
SIMH was based on a much older systems emulator called MIMIC, which was written in the late 1960s at Applied... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIMH |
Withinsoftware engineering, themining software repositories[1](MSR) field[2]analyzes the rich data available in software repositories, such asversion controlrepositories,mailing listarchives,bug tracking systems,issue tracking systems, etc. to uncover interesting and actionable information aboutsoftwaresystems, projec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_Software_Repositories |
Software archaeologyorsource code archeologyis the study of poorly documented or undocumentedlegacy softwareimplementations, as part ofsoftware maintenance.[1][2]Software archaeology, named by analogy witharchaeology,[3]includes thereverse engineeringof software modules, and the application of a variety of tools and pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_archaeology |
User experience(UX) is how a user interacts with and experiences aproduct,systemorservice. It includes a person's perceptions ofutility,ease of use, andefficiency. Improving user experience is important to most companies, designers, and creators when creating and refining products because negative user experience can d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience |
Softwareconsists ofcomputer programsthat instruct theexecutionof acomputer.[1]Software also includes design documents and specifications.
The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital computers in the mid-20th century. Early programs were written in themachine languagespecific to the hardware. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software |
Applicationsoftwareis anycomputer programthat is intended forend-useruse – notoperating,administeringorprogrammingthe computer. Anapplication(app,application program,software application) is any program that can be categorized as application software.[1][2]Common types of applications includeword processor,media player... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software |
Thesoftware industryincludes businesses fordevelopment,maintenanceandpublicationofsoftwarethat are using differentbusiness models, mainly either "license/maintenance based" (on-premises) or "Cloudbased" (such asSaaS,PaaS,IaaS, MBaaS, MSaaS, DCaaS etc.). The industry also includessoftware services, such astraining,docum... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_industry |
Analyticsis the systematic computational analysis of data orstatistics.[1]It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns indata, which also falls under and directly relates to the umbrella term,data science.[2]Analytics also entails applying data patterns toward effective decisio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytics |
Anapplication service provider(ASP) is a business providingapplication softwaregenerally through theWeb.[1]ASPs that specialize in a particular application (such as a medical billing program) may be referred to as providingsoftware as a service.
The application software resides on thevendor's systemand is accessed by ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_service_provider |
Customer serviceis the assistance and advice provided by a company to those who buy or use its products or services, either in person or remotely. Customer service is often practiced in a way that reflects the strategies and values of a firm, and levels vary according to the industry.[1]Good quality customer service is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_service |
Outsourcingis a business practice in whichcompaniesuse external providers to carry outbusiness processesthat would otherwise be handled internally.[1][2][3]Outsourcing sometimes involves transferring employees and assets from one firm to another.
The termoutsourcing, which came from the phraseoutside resourcing, origi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_outsourcing |
Amanaged service company(MSC) is a form of company structure in theUnited Kingdomdesigned to reduce the individual tax liabilities of thedirectorsandshareholders.
This structure is largely born from theIR35legislation of 1999, which came into force in 2000. In an MSC, workers are appointed as shareholders and may also... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_service_company |
Managed private cloud(also known as "hosted private cloud" or "single-tenant SaaS") refers to a principle insoftware architecturewhere a single instance of the software runs on a server, serves a single clientorganization(tenant), and is managed by a third party. The third-party provider is responsible for providing th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_private_cloud |
Remote monitoring and management(RMM) is the process of supervising and controlling IT systems (such as network devices, desktops, servers and mobile devices) by means of locally installedagentsthat can be accessed by a management service provider.[1][2]
Functions include the ability to:
Traditionally this function ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_monitoring_and_management |
Aserviceis an act or use for which aconsumer,company, orgovernmentis willing topay.[1]Examples include work done by barbers, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, banks, insurance companies, and so on. Public services are those that society (nation state, fiscal union or region) as a whole pays for. Usingresources, skill, ingen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_(economics) |
Aservice provider(SP) is an organization that provides services, such as consulting, legal, real estate, communications, storage, and processing services, to other organizations. Although a service provider can be a sub-unit of the organization that it serves, it is usually a third-party oroutsourcedsupplier. Examples ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_provider |
Service science, management, and engineering(SSME) is a term introduced byIBMto describe an interdisciplinary approach to the study and innovation ofservice systems. More precisely, SSME has been defined as the application of science, management, and engineering disciplines to tasks that one organization beneficially p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_science,_management_and_engineering |
Aservice-level agreement(SLA) is an agreement between aservice providerand acustomer. Particular aspects of the service – quality, availability, responsibilities – are agreed between the service provider and the service user.[1]The most common component of an SLA is that the services should be provided to the customer ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement |
Technical support, commonly shortened astech support, is acustomer serviceprovided to customers to resolve issues, commonly withconsumer electronics. This is commonly provided viacall centers,online chatandemail.[1]Many companies providediscussion boardsfor users to provide support to other users, decreasing load and c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_support |
Insoftware development, the programming languageJavawas historically considered slower than the fastestthird-generationtypedlanguages such asCandC++.[1]In contrast to those languages, Java compiles by default to aJava Virtual Machine(JVM) with operations distinct from those of the actual computer hardware. Early JVM im... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_performance |
Incomputer science,Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI)is a portableinterface(in the form of alibrary) tohardware performance counterson modernmicroprocessors. It is being widely used to collect low level performance metrics (e.g.instructioncounts,clock cycles,cache misses) of computer systems runningUN... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_Application_Programming_Interface |
Performance engineeringencompasses the techniques applied during asystems development life cycleto ensure thenon-functional requirementsfor performance (such asthroughput,latency, ormemoryusage) will be met. It may be alternatively referred to assystems performance engineeringwithinsystems engineering, andsoftware perf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_engineering |
Incomputer science,performance predictionmeans to estimate the execution time or other performance factors (such ascachemisses) of a program on a given computer. It is being widely used for computer architects to evaluate new computer designs, forcompilerwriters to explore new optimizations, and also for advanced devel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_prediction |
Performance tuningis the improvement ofsystemperformance. Typically in computer systems, the motivation for such activity is called a performance problem, which can be either real or anticipated. Most systems will respond to increasedloadwith some degree of decreasing performance. A system's ability to accept higher lo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_tuning |
perf(sometimes calledperf_events[1]orperf tools, originallyPerformance Counters for Linux,PCL)[2]is aperformance analyzingtool inLinux, available fromLinux kernelversion 2.6.31 in 2009.[3]Userspacecontrolling utility, namedperf, is accessed from thecommand lineand provides a number ofsubcommands; it is capable of stati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perf_(Linux) |
Rowhammer(also written asrow hammerorRowHammer) is a computer security exploit that takes advantage of an unintended and undesirable side effect indynamic random-access memory(DRAM) in whichmemory cellsinteract electrically between themselves by leaking their charges, possibly changing the contents of nearbymemory rows... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_hammer |
AIX(pronounced/ˌeɪ.aɪ.ˈɛks/ay-eye-EKS[5]) is a series ofproprietaryUnixoperating systemsdeveloped and sold byIBMsince 1986. The name stands for "Advanced Interactive eXecutive". Current versions are designed to work withPower ISAbasedserverandworkstationcomputers such as IBM'sPowerline.
Originally released for theIBM ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_AIX |
HP-UX(from "Hewlett Packard Unix") is aproprietaryimplementation of theUnixoperating systemdeveloped byHewlett Packard Enterprise; current versions supportHPE Integrity Servers, based onIntel'sItaniumarchitecture. It is based onUnix System V(initiallySystem III) and first released in 1984.
Earlier versions of HP-UX su... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-UX |
Illumos(stylized as "illumos") is a partlyfree and open-sourceUnixoperating system.[3]It has been developed since 2010 and is based onOpenSolaris, after the discontinuation of that product byOracle. It comprises akernel,device drivers, systemlibraries, andutility softwareforsystem administration. Its core has become th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illumos |
Trusted Solarisis a discontinued security-evaluatedoperating systembased onSolarisbySun Microsystems, featuring amandatory access controlmodel. The features were migrated into the baseSolarissystem.
Trusted Solaris 8 isCommon Criteriacertified atEvaluation Assurance LevelEAL4+ against the CAPP, RBACPP, and LSPP protec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Solaris |
Logical Domains(LDomsorLDOM) is theserver virtualization and partitioning technologyforSPARC V9processors. It was first released bySun Microsystemsin April 2007. After theOracle acquisition of Sunin January 2010, the product has been re-branded asOracle VM Server for SPARCfrom version 2.0 onwards.
Each domain is a fu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_VM_Server_for_SPARC |
TheDockis a prominent feature of thegraphical user interfaceofmacOS. It is used to launch applications and to switch between running applications. The Dock is also a prominent feature of macOS's predecessorNeXTSTEPandOPENSTEPoperating systems. The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_(macOS) |
Mac OS(originallySystem Software;retronym:Classic Mac OS[a]) is the series ofoperating systemsdeveloped for theMacintoshfamily ofpersonal computersbyApple Computer, Inc.from 1984 to 2001, starting withSystem 1and ending withMac OS 9. The Macintosh operating system is credited with having popularized thegraphical user i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Mac_OS |
There are a number ofUnix-likeoperating systemsbased on or descended from theBerkeley Software Distribution(BSD) series ofUnixvariant options. The three most notable descendants in current use areFreeBSD,OpenBSD, andNetBSD, which are all derived from386BSDand4.4BSD-Lite, by various routes. Both NetBSD and FreeBSD start... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems |
The following is alist ofMacsoftware– notable computer applications for currentmacOSoperating systems.
For software designed for theClassic Mac OS, seeList of old Macintosh software.
This section listsbitmap graphics editorsandvector graphics editors.
macOS includes the built-in XProtect antimalware as part ofGateKe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mac_software |
Mac operating systemswere developed byApple Inc.in a succession of two major series.
In 1984, Apple debuted theoperating systemthat is now known as theclassic Mac OSwith its release of theoriginal Macintosh System Software. The system, rebranded Mac OS in 1997, was pre-installed on every Macintosh until 2002 and offer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_operating_systems |
Jini(/ˈdʒiːni/), also calledApache River,is anetwork architecturefor the construction ofdistributed systemsin the form of modular co-operating services.[2]JavaSpaces is a part of the Jini.
Originally developed bySun Microsystems, Jini was released under theApache License 2.0.[3]Responsibility for Jini was transferred ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jini |
Network managementis the process ofadministeringand managingcomputer networks. Services provided by this discipline include fault analysis, performance management,provisioningof networks and maintainingquality of service.Network management softwareis used bynetwork administratorsto help perform these functions.
A smal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_management |
Simple Network Management Protocol(SNMP) is anInternet Standardprotocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices onIPnetworks and for modifying that information to change device behavior. Devices that typically support SNMP includecable modems,routers,network switches, servers, workstations, prin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol |
API testingis a type ofsoftware testingthat involves testingapplication programming interfaces(APIs) directly and as part ofintegration testingto determine if they meet expectations for functionality, reliability, performance, andsecurity.[1]Since APIs lack aGUI, API testing is performed at themessage layer.[2]API test... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_testing |
AnAPI writeris atechnical writerwho writes documents that describe anapplication programming interface(API). The primary audience includes programmers, developers, system architects, and system designers.
An API is alibraryconsisting of interfaces, functions,classes, structures, enumerations, etc. for building a softw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_writer |
WebAR, previously known as theAugmented Web, is a web technology that allows foraugmented realityfunctionality within aweb browser. It is a combination ofHTML,Web Audio,WebGL, andWebRTC.[1]From 2020s more known as web-based Augmented Reality or WebAR, which is about the use ofaugmented realityelements in browsers.
It ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_web |
Incomputer science, acalling conventionis animplementation-level (low-level) scheme for howsubroutinesor functions receiveparametersfrom their caller and how theyreturna result.[1]When some code calls a function, design choices have been taken for where and how parameters are passed to that function, and where and how ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_convention |
TheCommon Object Request Broker Architecture(CORBA) is astandarddefined by theObject Management Group(OMG) designed to facilitate the communication of systems that are deployed on diverseplatforms. CORBA enables collaboration between systems on different operating systems,programming languages, and computing hardware. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Object_Request_Broker_Architecture |
Application virtualization softwarerefers to both applicationvirtual machinesand software responsible for implementing them. Application virtual machines are typically used to allow applicationbytecodeto run portably on many different computer architectures and operating systems. The application is usually run on the c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_application_virtual_machines |
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