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Superword level parallelism (SLP) is an advanced method of traditional vectorization that facilitates parallelism across...
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Gross revenue is the total amount of money (income) earned by a company over a...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with...
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  By Abby Dykes A hypervisor, also known as a virtual machine motor or...
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SQL is a standardized query language for requesting information from a database....
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Authentication Definition & Meaning

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Authentication refers to the process of identifying an individual, usually based on...
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SSL Meaning & Definition

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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol developed by Netscape for providing...
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Endpoint Detection and Response, or EDR, is a form of technology that...
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Virtual Private Network (VPN) Study Guide

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Companies and organizations will use a VPN to communicate confidentially over a public network and to send voice, video or data. ...
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Computer Architecture Study Guide

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Computer architecture provides an introduction to system design basics for most computer science students. This computer architecture study guide describes the...
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Networking fundamentals teaches the building blocks of modern network design. Learn different types of networks, concepts, architecture and design. Networking fundamentals teaches computer science students...
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The Complete List of 1500+ Common Text Abbreviations & Acronyms

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Text Abbreviations reviewed by Web Webster   From A3 to ZZZ we list 1,559...
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First to Fifth Generations of Computers

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Reviewed by Web Webster   Learn about each of the 5 generations of computers...
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Windows Operating System History & Versions

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How to Create a Website Shortcut on Your Desktop

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Website Shortcut on Your Desktop reviewed by Web Webster   This Webopedia guide will...
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What Are the 7 Layers of the OSI Model?

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Hotmail [Outlook] Email Accounts Guide for 2021

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Hotmail was one of the first public webmail services that could be...
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FPS Meaning & Definition

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1. Short for frames per second, fps is a measure of how...
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ALM Meaning & Definition

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What is superword level parallelism?

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Superword level parallelism (SLP) is an advanced method of traditional vectorization that facilitates parallelism across loop iterations, SIMD, and basic blocks. Vectorization in this...
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What is Gross Revenue?

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Gross revenue is the total amount of money (income) earned by a company over a period of time.  The term is used in accounting,...
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What is a VPS?

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A virtual private server (VPS) is an instance of a virtualized physical server that has dedicated compute, network, and storage resources. A VPS functions...
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Hello World Meaning & Definition

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What is Hello World? A Hello World program is a computer program that outputs or displays the message, "Hello, World!" This program can be created...
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