Choosing the efficient Operating System is depends on several factors. Whether it is for personal use or for office use, choosing the OS platform is the vital part of long-term plan, as it can’t be changed often. You need to consider your requirements both short-term and long-term and the features of Windows and UNIX before choosing the OS. The following are the some of the important features and properties of the two Operating Systems that will help you to understand them better. 1.Multi-User System: Windows OS is designed to be…
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GPS Cars
Cars with GPS facility are the latest trend when it comes to the security is concerned. If you have a job that requires as much traveling as mine does, or if you want to ensure your personal well-being wherever you go, you should look at your options for installing a GPS tracking system in your car. Nowadays, the tracking system is being included in cars directly from the manufacturer. If your car was made before the wave of GPS standards, there are many outlets on the internet through which you…
Read MoreGoogle Gives Access to Offline Emails
After innovating many services in the web, Google is set to bring its innovation, which doesn’t include web. Google has announced its new offline Gmail service. Using this service, people can access to their gmail account even on offline. This new feature is yet to add up to the gmail accounts and once it is done, people can get access to this offline gmail service. Gmail labs developed a set of programming tools named Gears. This tool facilitates web developers to create off line versions of web-based applications. This very…
Read MoreUse of Traction Control System
A traction control system (TCS), on current production vehicles, is typically electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction and therefore the control of the vehicle when the driver applies excessive throttle or steering. Although similar to electronic stability control systems, traction control systems do not have the same goal. The intervention can consist of any, or all, of the following: Retard or suppress the spark to one or more cylinders Reduce fuel supply to one or more cylinders Brake one or more wheels Close the throttle, if the vehicle…
Read MoreCall Control Or Call Processing
In telephony, call control refers to the software within a telephone switch that supplies its central function. Call control decodes addressing information and routes telephone calls from one end point to another. It also creates the features that can be used to adapt standard switch operation to the needs of users. Common examples of such features are “Call Waiting”, “Call Forward on Busy”, and “Do Not Disturb”. Call control software, because of its central place in the operation of the telephone network, is marked by both complexity and reliability. Call…
Read MorePlan 9 from Bell Labs
Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used as a research vehicle. It was developed as the research successor to Unix by the Computing Sciences Research Center at Bell Labs between the mid-1980s and 2002. Plan 9 is most notable for representing all system interfaces, including those required for networking and the user-interface, through the file system rather than specialized interfaces. Plan 9 aims to provide users with a workstation-independent working environment through the use of the 9P protocols. Plan 9 continues to be used and…
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