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Daemon (computing)

Known as: Faceless process, Daemon (computer software), Dæmon (computer software) 
In multitasking computer operating systems, a daemon (/ˈdiːmən/ or /ˈdeɪmən/) is a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than… 
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2012
2012
Unified architecture for network measurement: The case of available bandwidth
2012
2012
Deployment of Remotely-Accessible Robotics Laboratory
Robotnacka is an autonomous drawing mobile robot, designed for eaching beginners in the Logo programming language. It can also be… 
2011
2011
Intercloud Exchanges and Roots Topology and Trust Blueprint
Cloud computing is a new design pattern for large, distributed datacenters. Initially, Service providers offering included cloud… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Control Plane for Advance Bandwidth Scheduling in Ultra High-Speed Networks
A control-plane architecture for supporting advance reservation of dedicated bandwidth channels on a switched network… 
2006
2006
Managing Large Networks of Virtual Machines
As the number of available virtualization tools and their popularity continues to grow, the way in which virtual machines can be… 
2003
2003
Ambient computing applications: an experience with the SPREAD approach
Today, we assist to the explosive development of mobile computing devices like PDAs and cellphones, the integration of embedded… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
OVERVIEW OF THE WOS PROJECT
We discuss the Web Operating System (WOS ) approach to global computing. We show that the heterogeneous and dynamic nature of the… 
1998
1998
Unix Kernel Modifications for Precision Time Synchronization
This report is a substantial revision of RFC-1589, “A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping,” March, 1994. It includes several… 
1992
1992
Names should mean what, not where
Naming is a fundamental issue in distributed systems that is growing in importance as the number of directly accessible systems… 
1990
1990
Transparent process migration in the Sprite operating system
The Sprite operating system allows executing processes to be moved between hosts at any time. We use this process migration… 
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