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  2. MS-DOS - Wikipedia

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    MS-DOS ( / ˌɛmˌɛsˈdɒs / em-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86 -based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS, are sometimes ...

  3. Nuclear weapon - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear weapon [a] is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb ), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter.

  4. Asus Eee PC - Wikipedia

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    The ASUS Eee PC is a netbook computer line from Asus, and a part of the ASUS Eee product family. At the time of its introduction in late 2007, it was noted for its combination of a lightweight, Linux -based operating system, solid-state drive (SSD), and relatively low cost. Newer models added the options of Microsoft Windows operating system ...

  5. Enron scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal involving Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. When news of widespread fraud within the company became public in October 2001, the company declared bankruptcy and its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen – then one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships ...

  6. Gmail - Wikipedia

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    Gmail is the email service provided by Google. As of 2019, it had 1.5 billion active users worldwide, making it the largest email service in the world. [1] It also provides a webmail interface, accessible through a web browser, and is also accessible through the official mobile application. Google also supports the use of third-party email ...

  7. Windows Update - Wikipedia

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    Windows Update is a Microsoft service for the Windows 9x and Windows NT families of the Microsoft Windows operating system, which automates downloading and installing Microsoft Windows software updates over the Internet. The service delivers software updates for Windows, as well as the various Microsoft antivirus products, including Windows ...

  8. Google Scholar - Wikipedia

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    Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. . Released in beta in November 2004, the Google Scholar index includes peer-reviewed online academic journals and books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports, and other ...

  9. Deaths in 2024 - Wikipedia

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    Surjit Patar, 79, Indian writer and poet. [87] Haider Akbar Khan Rono, 81, Bangladeshi political activist. [88] Aleksandr Surikov, 68, Russian diplomat. [89] Juan María Traverso, 73, Argentine racing driver ( Turismo Carretera, TC2000, European Formula Two ), esophageal cancer.