Virtual memory

Memory virtualization is allocating additional memory from the hard drive that are being unused to a virtual machine. Server consolidation is one of the main reason for the virtualization becoming more popular. The main idea of the memory virtualization is to convert the underutilization of the hardware that are already present. This results in significant cost saving, storage space and power consumption, this also results in rapid increase in availability. Raid allows us to have a group of…

registers, among other processes, for virtual operations at the hardware level (Beaver, 2016). It exploited the fact that the virtualization technology was vulnerable, and entered the system through administrative access. When users installed a new version of Windows, they usually installed many programs and services of which they were not aware (South University Online, 2016). The ‘Blue Pill’ took advantage of this vulnerability and infected the virtual system. Therefore, in a business…

I remember a time where virtual reality didn 't exist and the most we had was 3D, a time when people drove themselves. A time where I taught myself how to rollerblade, and with a fearless attitude I felt the world was mine to conquer. The energetic and skirmish seven year old child in me was always coming up with new and better ways to defy the odds and break barriers. At the time, I lived in a small blue house located at the bottom of a slope on the corner of Texas Street and Madison Avenue in…

Final Reflection - Second Skin Is reality only a figment of one’s imagination, and what is reality exactly? Second Skin is a 2008 American documentary that follows the lives of seven people as they investigate the controversial, virtual worlds of MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). The documentary was written by Victor Piñeiro-Escoriaza, directed by Juan Carlos Piñeiro-Escoriaza, and published by Pure West Films. In these online games, the lives of the gamers are…

founded in 2012 dedicating to the development of virtual reality technology (Oculus VR, n.d.). The first and main product of Oculus VR is a head-mounted display named Oculus Rift. The key person at Oculus VR is Palmer Luckey, a 22-year-old enthusiast of virtual reality, the inventor of Oculus Rift, and the original founder of Oculus VR. He launched a Kickstarter campaign online to raise fund for the research and development of his idea of an advanced virtual reality headset, and first introduced…

1. VR and experiential marketing Since virtual reality has the unique characteristics like immersion and interactivity, VR games offer brand new experiences for players; some media apply the technology to their live events or movie productions; and more and more companies think it is a great opportunity to use VR as part of the promotion and branding strategies. Till now, one of the most popular alternative marketing forms with VR is experiential marketing. Experiential Marketing As the…

Though rudimentary, and emotional in nature, it remains the only route by which I retain memories and similarly the basis which has guided me into certain subcultures immersed in technocratic ideas. I of course owe this revelation to one individual and one circumstance. The individual being my cousin and the circumstance being my first experience…

Suppressing bad memories from the past can block memory formation in the here and now, research suggests. The study could help to explain why those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological conditions often experience difficulty in remembering recent events, scientists say. Writing in Nature Communications, the authors describe how trying to forget past incidents by suppressing our recollections can create a “virtual lesion” in the brain that casts an…

cinema, artists have attempted to stretch the capabilities of the medium to extreme degrees. 360-video, or arguably simply virtual reality, has started to take content-sharing websites by storm and a few storytellers that are ahead of the curve have already started adapting their stories into the virtual reality realm in order to take full advantage of this new technology. Virtual reality seems destined to be the next big evolution in video games, however with film there are many problems that…

“The proper occasion for outrage is not that too many students are getting A’s, but that too many students have been led to believe that getting A’s is the point of going to school” (Kohn, 1999). In the perspective of a student, the pathway to success entitles a college or university degree education and more importantly, the grades to become accepted into these competitive programs. The education system has revolved around short term results, rather than long term success and knowledge.…