User Daniel R Hicks - Super User

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Does memory get slower if we increase the size?

answered Jan 12, 2015 at 12:34

23 votes

Why does RAM have to be volatile?

answered Aug 30, 2013 at 11:45

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Why do disks fragment?

answered Jun 4, 2011 at 1:21

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Can dust cause damage to my motherboard?

answered Sep 27, 2012 at 21:31

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How vibration sensitive are hard disk drives?

answered Jan 2, 2013 at 4:46

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Radiation from a UPS

answered Nov 23, 2012 at 13:59

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Why do some AC adapters and power supplies generate a whining noise, and what can I do about it?

answered Oct 28, 2014 at 12:01

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How can I view the binary contents of a file natively in Windows 7? (Is it possible.)

answered Aug 31, 2012 at 0:05

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Why are special characters such as "carriage return" represented as "^M"?

answered Jun 6, 2014 at 22:01

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Wrong order in CAT5 cabling -- does it matter?

answered Nov 26, 2013 at 22:52

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Safety of opening a PSU

answered Oct 10, 2011 at 2:44

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Instruction per Cycle vs Increased Cycle Count

answered Dec 4, 2011 at 23:37

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How is it that during extraction of a zip, I get two files of the same name in the same path?

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 1:29

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How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, adware, viruses, trojans or rootkits from my PC?

answered Dec 5, 2012 at 21:39

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Can touching any hardware inside a running PC be dangerous for you?

answered Oct 10, 2011 at 2:10

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How to disable Flash plugin on Firefox, but with a whitelist? I mean really disable it

answered Feb 2, 2012 at 20:28

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Why don't we have 33-bit CPUs?

answered Feb 18, 2013 at 1:43

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Is it safe to add or remove any type of device while in sleep mode?

answered Sep 5, 2013 at 20:37

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Why do compilers have to be "smarter" for RISC instruction set architecture

answered Mar 7, 2014 at 13:21

6 votes

My RAM / memory sticks got wet, can I still use them?

answered Sep 5, 2013 at 20:30

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What exactly is microcode and how does it differ from firmware?

answered Jan 9, 2018 at 1:26

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How is the computer able to save things before it crashes?

answered Jan 21, 2012 at 19:37

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Understanding "Flat memory model" and "Segmented memory model"

answered Aug 4, 2011 at 2:42

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How did UNIX multitasking work without virtual memory?

answered Aug 11, 2011 at 4:01

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Can data tapes be recorded/played on a standard cassette recorder?

answered Nov 12, 2011 at 20:22

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Half charged battery improves life time when adapter is used

answered Mar 6, 2012 at 12:50

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Paranoid Parent: "WiFi safe for baby?"

answered Feb 19, 2014 at 17:43

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Strange performance differences in read/write from/to USB flash drive

answered Sep 26, 2012 at 3:37

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zero fill vs random fill

answered Dec 21, 2012 at 22:18

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How To Solve Intermittent Scrolling Caused By Keyboard That Can Be Stopped Only For A Short Time?

answered Feb 4, 2013 at 2:56

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Does memory get slower if we increase the size?

Why does RAM have to be volatile?

Why do disks fragment?

Can dust cause damage to my motherboard?

How vibration sensitive are hard disk drives?

Radiation from a UPS

Why do some AC adapters and power supplies generate a whining noise, and what can I do about it?

How can I view the binary contents of a file natively in Windows 7? (Is it possible.)

Why are special characters such as "carriage return" represented as "^M"?

Wrong order in CAT5 cabling -- does it matter?

Safety of opening a PSU

Instruction per Cycle vs Increased Cycle Count

How is it that during extraction of a zip, I get two files of the same name in the same path?

How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, adware, viruses, trojans or rootkits from my PC?

Can touching any hardware inside a running PC be dangerous for you?

How to disable Flash plugin on Firefox, but with a whitelist? I mean really disable it

Why don't we have 33-bit CPUs?

Is it safe to add or remove any type of device while in sleep mode?

Why do compilers have to be "smarter" for RISC instruction set architecture

My RAM / memory sticks got wet, can I still use them?

What exactly is microcode and how does it differ from firmware?

How is the computer able to save things before it crashes?

Understanding "Flat memory model" and "Segmented memory model"

How did UNIX multitasking work without virtual memory?

Can data tapes be recorded/played on a standard cassette recorder?

Half charged battery improves life time when adapter is used

Paranoid Parent: "WiFi safe for baby?"

Strange performance differences in read/write from/to USB flash drive

zero fill vs random fill

How To Solve Intermittent Scrolling Caused By Keyboard That Can Be Stopped Only For A Short Time?