Acknowledgement
101High-Level Data Link Control — (HDLC) is a bit oriented synchronous data link layer protocol developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The original ISO standards for HDLC were: *ISO 3309 mdash; Frame Structure *ISO 4335 mdash; Elements of Procedure …
102Puja — This article is about Hinduism. Puja or pooja may also refer to certain devotional practices performed by Balmikis, Buddhists (see Puja (Buddhism)) and Jains. : for the town in Nepal see Puja, Nepal Pūjā (Devanagari: पूजा) (alternative… …
103RMS Lancastria — The RMS Lancastria was a British Cunard liner sunk on June 17, 1940 during World War II with the loss of an estimated 4,000 plus lives. It is the worst single loss of life in British maritime history and the bloodiest single engagement for UK… …
104Paradise Regained — Paradise Regain d is a poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, published in 1671. It is connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost , with which it shares similar theological themes. It deals with the… …
105Head tax (Canada) — The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering… …
106LAPB — (Link Access Procedure, Balanced) is a data link layer protocol in the X.25 protocol stack. LAPB is a bit oriented protocol derived from HDLC that ensures that frames are error free and in the right sequence. LAPB is specified in… …
107Automatic Warning System — The Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a form of limited cab signalling and train protection system introduced in 1956 in the United Kingdom to help train drivers observe and obey signals. It was based on a 1930 system developed by Alfred Ernest… …
108Operation Gladio — Emblem of Gladio , Italian branch of the NATO stay behind paramilitary organizations. The motto means In silence I preserve freedom . Operation Gladio (Italian: Operazione Gladio) is the codename for a clandestine NATO stay behind operation in… …
109Railway block code — The railway block code is a system of bell rings used in Great Britain to communicate between manually operated Signal Boxes (the system is not used in modern power signal boxes). Each signal box would have a bell circuit to the box on either… …
110Intel 8259 — The Intel 8259 is a family of Programmable Interrupt Controllers (PICs) designed and developed for use with the Intel 8085 and Intel 8086 8 bit and 16 bit microprocessors. The family originally consisted of the 8259, 8259A, and 8259B PICs, though …
