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Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a high-performance client/server relational database management system (RDBMS) for the Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.
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Navigating the Legacy of Microsoft Transaction Server: A Retrospective
Microsoft Transaction Server was a software included in the Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack and Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition, that provided a variety of services for component-based applications, including transaction support, security, and thread pooling.
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Component Object Model: Microsoft’s COM Architecture
Component Object Model (COM) is an object-based software architecture that allows applications to be built from binary software components.
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Automation (OLE Automation)
Automation makes it possible for one application to manipulate objects implemented in another application, or to expose objects so they can be manipulated.
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Automatic Skip Driver Agent (ASD)
Step back in time to explore the Automatic Skip Driver (ASD) Agent in Windows 98, a key player in system stability and user experience.
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Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio (ACR)
ACR stands for Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio is the ratio of the received strength of a signal on a pair of wires to the amount of crosstalk between the wires.
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AT Command
AT Command is a set of instructions used to control a modem. AT is the abbreviation of ATtention. Every command line starts with “AT” or “at” and that is why modem commands are called AT commands. AT Command is also a tool that can be used to schedule the execution of commands, batch files, and…
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Asynchronous Transmission
Asynchronous Transmission is a mode of serial transmission for modems and other telecommunication devices in which the data is transmitted as a continuous stream of bytes separated by start and stop bits.
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Synchronous Transmission
Synchronous transmission is a mode of serial transmission for digital modems, ISDN terminal adapters, Channel Service Unit/Data Service Units (CSU/DSUs), and other telecommunications devices.
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Performance Monitor
Performance Monitor is a system tool for monitoring the performance of a Microsoft operating system. (In Windows 9x, Windows 2000, and Windows XP this tool is called System Monitor.)
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Client Access License (CAL)
Client Access Licence is a license that grants a client machine access to a Microsoft BackOffice product running on a network of computers.
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Chat (Windows 2000/NT)
Chat was an accessory in Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 (winchat.exe) for communicating with text in real-time with other users on the network.