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Difference between Physical and Logical Address in Operating System

The Crazy Programmer

In this article, we will study the two types of addresses in the operating system – Physical and Logical addresses and take a look at the differences between the two of them. First, it generates a relocation register ( a hardware component consisting of a constant which is added to the memory address).

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. ” By controlling the hardware, OS and software, they were able to significantly out-perform the software-based Check Point firewall. Netscreenintroduced the purpose-built firewall “appliance.”

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High-performance computing on AWS

Xebia

How does High-Performance Computing on AWS differ from regular computing? Today’s server hardware is powerful enough to execute most compute tasks. For this HPC will bring massive parallel computing, cluster and workload managers and high-performance components to the table. Why HPC and cloud are a good fit?

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Addressing cloud waste: 4 steps to cloud computing cost optimization

CIO

The State of Java Survey and Report revealed that organizations are already employing a number of tactics to address skyrocketing computing costs in the cloud, including right-sizing resources (48%), using a high-performance Java platform that uses cloud resources more efficiently (46%), and re-architecting applications (41%).

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Maximise productivity for employees and IT staff in the hybrid work era

CIO

The hardware is embedded with the security features of HP Wolf Security, which help protect, detect and recover from cyberattacks. The bottom line HP makes it easier for every worker to perform at their very best. The length of time for an employee to get a device and be productive has gone from a day to an hour.”

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

TechCrunch

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. ” A DPU is a dedicated piece of hardware designed to handle certain data processing tasks, including security and network routing for data traffic. .”

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8 Different Types of Programmers

The Crazy Programmer

To become a software developer, the person needs to know a bit about the operating system to work with, such as Linux, Mac, and Windows. Moreover, the database developers also need to perform the analysis task to simplify the data stored in the databases. System Hardware Developers. Network System Administrator.