083497 Buffering A buffer is a region of memory that holds data waiting to be moved from one memory space to another. Generally, a buffer is a temporary memory or queue that increases the performance of processes and the efficiency of the operating system. A buffer is implemented in different ways. For example, through a zero capacity where data has no waiting time as the buffering length is zero. Also, through bounded and unbounded capacities. The bound capacity assumes that there is a fixed buffer size while the unbound capacity assumes that there is no limited buffer size. Buffering is done in order to cope with data mismatch between the users of the data stream, for adaptation of devices that have different data-transfer sizes. Where buffers …show more content…
Output buffer- this is the cache location that holds ready-to-be-seen data until the display devices such as monitors are ready to be display the data. iv. Input buffer- also called input block, is a part of memory in a computer that temporarily holds all incoming data as it awaits to be processed in the CPU. Some of the errors associated with buffering are: i. Buffer under-un. This is also called buffer underflow. It is when the computer supplies data to the CD writer slower than required i.e. the buffer between two processes is supplied to data slower than that being read from it.it occurs for example when a CD does not have enough memory space to accommodate the data being transferred. This can be avoided by increasing the data buffer size. ii. Buffer overflow. This happens when the computer transmits more than the buffer can hold hence causing congestion as the data is dropped and a lot is lost. The adjacent memory spaces are overwritten and corrupted and can cause even the system to crash. Buffer overflow also known as buffer overrun can be avoided by having system checks regularly in order to detect and fix the overflow. The operating system responds through segmentation faults. Communication in client-server
original recorded material. In other words, an mp3 file is a near-perfect copy of a cd and can be
Main memory size is 256 bytes. Each byte has a unique 8-bit address consisting of an integer in the range 00 (hexadecimal) to FF (hexadecimal).
Pipefitting is a good trade; it is a very common job in Eastern Kentucky. It is fairly easy to become one in Kentucky. Most of the time a pipefitter is carrying on from his/her family, say that it has been going on for generations and they just keep it going.
The information it stores is called traces or chunks and is stored in the deep temporal lobe, mid-brain, medial temporal lobe and other various places. Later these traces or chunks are remembered.
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This mindset is actually one major problem with cybersecurity today. One form of attack is a buffer overflow attack. This cyber-attack involves corrupting the memory of a system in order to take control of the system. It was discovered that the stack structure of a computer’s memory can be exploited, but instead of implementing a new system, duct tape measures such as stack guards and canary words were added. As one would guess these obstacles make it harder for the attacker to corrupt memory, but there are still ways around them.
It is like a movie screen that shows the picture you are seeing.
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2. To transfer files from one computer to another (the files may be text, images, audio, video, etc.).
The TCP/IP is the most important internet operation protocol in the world. While IP protocol performs the mass of the functions which is needed for the internet to work. It does not have many capabilities which are essential and needed by applications. In TCP/IP model these tasks are performed by a pair of protocols that operate at the transport layer. The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). These two protocols are vital when it comes to delivering and managing the communication of numerous applications. To pass on data streams to the proper applications the Transport layer must identify the target application. First, to be able to attain this, Transport layer assigns an application an identifier. In the TCP/IP model call this identifier a port number. Every individual software process needing to access the network is assigned a un...
Paging is one of the memory-management schemes by which a computer can store and retrieve data from secondary storage for use in main memory. Paging is used for faster access to data. The paging memory-management scheme works by having the operating system retrieve data from the secondary storage in same-size blocks called pages. Paging writes data to secondary storage from main memory and also reads data from secondary storage to bring into main memory. The main advantage of paging over memory segmentation is that is allows the physical address space of a process to be noncontiguous. Before paging was implemented, systems had to fit whole programs into storage, contiguously, which would cause various storage problems and fragmentation inside the operating system (Belzer, Holzman, & Kent, 1981). Paging is a very important part of virtual memory impl...
We all use output devices in our normal day to day life, most of us use them a lot more than we may realize now that we are in school. An output device is any processing equipment used to communicate the results of data carried out by a computer or other processing devices which turns information into an easier form for us to read. (Wikipedia).
There are four types of memory. These are the RAM, ROM, EEPROM and the Bootstrap loader. The RAM, also known as Random Access Memory, is the temporary space where the processor places the data while it is being used. This allows the computer to find the information that is being requested quickly without having to search the hard drive space. Once the information has been processed, and stored onto a permanent storage device, it is cleared out of the RAM. The RAM also houses the operating system while in
When electronic devices transfer information to another electronic device, the devices need to know when data flow is beginning and ending. This is done with signals for synchronization.i
Input is really important for the computer. Through this device, users are allows to enter data or instructions into a computer. It changed something on the screen through the response. There are many kinds of input device for users to select depending on their application to get the result they want. There are many input technologies, for example, keyboard, pointing device, trackball, touch screen, touchpads and audio input. These devices can help users to connect with computer system directly.