All Computings
zfs
128-bit filesystem designed to incorporate both a volume manager and a Filesystem
x86 and x64
Outlines the Instruction Set Architecture for the x86 and x86-64 compatible processor families Variable width instructions Little-[[computing/os-fundamentals/Endian]] 8 General Purpose Registers EAX-EDX Stack Pointer Base Pointer Source Index Destination Index Resources https://en....
X11
A Window Manager Original paradigm was to be network-first The frontend drawing interface was separate from the backend interface The backend interface would run on a host computer, where programs that needed GUI functionality would run and make draw calls The frontend interface would run in a separate location (though often on the same computer) to actually do the drawing This allows multiple “thin” terminals to act as rendering interfaces for a single, more powerful backend system Being gradually succeeded in most Distributions by the Wayland compositor
Windows
This is a reference note so that various other notes can link back to it - usually as a point of contrast for how things differ compared to Linux Be sure to check the Backlinks of this note
Window Manager
One or more applications and libraries that manage the display and fundamental input and drawing operations needed by programs and the Desktop Environment], e....