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HAL was the name of the computer in the film "2001, A Space Odyssey." The name was derived from a letter shift cipher based on IBM, each letter shifted one position to the left, so H-A-L.
HAL is also a part of Windows called the Hardware Abstraction Layer. It is part of the Windows NT kernel. That also included Windows 2000 and every Windows operating system since then. It is hard to explain what it does, but it basically makes up for some of the differences between different computers and emulates some of the low-level functions. So it hides some of the differences from the rest of windows. It is sort of like a master driver for the motherboard. Windows versions come with several flavors of HAL, so the correct one is installed on the machine with Windows. To run Windows on a non-standard PC that uses x86 or x64 would require a custom HAL to be written, and the majority of the rest of Windows could run as is.
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Is Hal Whitman the founder of modern computing having invented the microchip?
yes
Who is HAL's programer in 2001 A Space Odyssey?
Dr. Chandra (Doctor Sivasubramanian Chandrasegarampillai) .
What are types of DMA?
DMA is a mechanism through which a hardware device can transfer data to or from memory without using the processor. The processor is required to set up the transfer, and the device will signal the processor when it has completed the transfer. The advantage of this system is that the processor can perform other tasks while the DMA transfer is being performed. There are several types of DMA used in Windows 2000 and later: ; Common-buffer DMA : Common-buffer DMA is performed when the system can allocate a single buffer that is accessible by both the hardware and the software. The driver is responsible for synchronizing accesses to the buffer. The memory is not cached, making this synchronization easier for the driver. After setting up a common buffer, both the driver and the hardware can write directly to the addresses in the buffer without any intervention from the HAL. ; Packet DMA : Packet DMA is performed when there is a single existing buffer that must be mapped for use by the hardware. An example of using packet DMA is the transfer of a file from memory to a disk. Using common-buffer DMA in this situation would be wasteful, because the file would have to be transferred to the common buffer before the hardware could transfer it to the disk. Instead, the HAL is consulted; it gives the driver the information it needs to help the hardware find the actual buffer in memory. This operation is complicated by the need for the routines involved to work across different architectures. ; Scatter/gather DMA : Scatter/gather DMA is a shortcut method that sets up several packet DMA transfers at once. If you are transferring a packet over the network, for example, each part of the network stack adds its own header (TCP, IP, Ethernet, and so forth). These headers are all allocated from different places in memory. In this case, the scatter/gather DMA saves time by issuing a batch request to the HAL to map each header plus the data segment for access by the hardware. Instead of having to call the packet DMA routines on each part of the packet, this method calls each routine once, and lets the HAL be responsible for mapping each one individually. Note Scatter/gather capability does not mean that the device can use the scatter/gather routines. Scatter/gather capability refers to a flag in the device description that indicates that the device is able to read or write from any area in memory, instead of just a certain range. ; System DMA : System DMA is performed by programming the system DMA controller on the motherboard to do the transfer directly. Only ISA cards can use system DMA.
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What is the name of the ship's computer in 2001 A Space Odyssey?
HAL .
What nicknames did Hal Lamar go by?
Hal Lamar went by Hal.
What nicknames did Hal Newhouser go by?
Hal Newhouser went by Prince Hal.
What nicknames did Hal Chase go by?
Hal Chase went by Prince Hal.
What nicknames did Hal Price go by?
Hal Price went by "Happy" Hal Price.
What is the birth name of Hal Baylor?
Hal Baylor's birth name is Hal Brittan.
What is the birth name of Hal Lindes?
Hal Lindes's birth name is Lindes, Hal Andrew.
What is the birth name of Hal Rothman?
Hal Rothman's birth name is Hal Karl Rothman.
What is the birth name of Hal Kemp?
Hal Kemp's birth name is James Hal Kemp.
What is the birth name of Hal Frederick?
Hal Frederick's birth name is Hal Christopher Frederick.
What is the birth name of Hal Beckett?
Hal Beckett's birth name is Foxton Beckett, Hal.
What is the birth name of Hal Scharf?
Hal Scharf's birth name is Hal Samuel Scharf.
