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RAM vs Cache Memory Memory of a computer is organized in to a hierarchy and they are organized considering the time taken to access them, cost and capacity. RAM and cache memory are two members in this memory hierarchy. RAM (Random Access Memory) is the primary memory used in a computer. Its individual memory cells […]
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CPU vs RAM CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the part of the computer that executes instructions. Instructions executed in the CPU could carry out various operations such as arithmetic operations, input/ output operations, etc. over the years, technology used in CPUs has changed tremendously but still the basic operations performed by a CPU have not […]
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Interrupt vs Trap In any computer, during its normal execution of a program, there could be events that can cause the CPU to temporarily halt. Events like these are called interrupts. Interrupts can be caused by either software or hardware faults. Hardware interrupts are called (simply) Interrupts, while software interrupts are called Exceptions or Traps. […]
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Linux File System vs Windows File System A file system (also known as filesystem) is a technique for storing data in an organized and a human-readable form. The basic unit of a data file system is called a file. A file system is a very important component residing in most data storage devices like hard […]
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System Call vs Interrupt A typical processor executes instructions one by one. But there may be occasions when the processor has to stop temporarily and hold the current instruction and execute some other program or code segment (residing in some other place). After doing this, the processor returns to normal execution and continues from where […]
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System Call vs Function Call A typical processor executes instructions one by one. But there may be occasions where the processor has to stop current instruction and execute some other program or code segment (residing in some other place). After doing this the processor returns to normal execution and continues from where it left off. […]
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DDR1的vs DDR2 DDR1和DDR2属于最近的弟弟R SDRAM (double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory) family of RAMs. Both these RAMs store data in similar type of DRAM arrays. The Initial member of this family was the DDR1 (often called DDR). DDR2 followed DDR1. And, DDR3 is the member that […]
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Quick Format vs Format The process of making a hard disk usable by an operating system is called formatting. It involves erasing all the data in a hard disk and making it suitable to install an operating system. Formatting includes creating a file system in the hard drive. There are several programs that could be […]
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Interrupt vs Exception In any computer, during its normal execution of a program, there could be events that can cause the CPU to temporarily halt. Events like this are called interrupts. Interrupts can be caused by either software or hardware faults. Hardware interrupts are called (simply) Interrupts, while software interrupts are called Exceptions. Once an […]
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Primary Partition vs Logical Partition A hard disk drive can be divided in to several storage units. These storage units are called partitions. Creating partitions would make a single physical disk drive appear as multiple disks. Software that can be used to create, delete and modify partitions is called a partition editor. Creating partitions would […]