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In addition, to load a texture, a PCI graphics card must copy it from the system's RAM into the card's framebuffer, whereas an AGP card is capable of reading textures directly from system RAM using the graphics address remapping table, which reapportions main memory as needed for texture storage, allowing the graphics card to access them directly.
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addition and load
In one common challenge students are divided into groups and given a quantity of wood sticks, a distance to span, and glue, and then asked to construct a bridge that will be tested to destruction by the progressive addition of load at the center of the span.
Modular operating systems such as OS-9 and most modern monolithic operating systems such as OpenVMS, Linux, BSD, and UNIX variants such as SunOS, and AIX, in addition to MULTICS, can dynamically load ( and unload ) executable modules at runtime.
During each cycle of the AC voltage, extra energy, in addition to any energy consumed in the load, is temporarily stored in the load in electric or magnetic fields, and then returned to the power grid a fraction of a second later in the cycle.
In addition, the high degree of redundancy of today's network links and sophisticated real-time routing protocols provide alternate paths of communications for load balancing and congestion avoidance.
With the addition of frameworks to do state management, load balancing and dynamic HTML generation, NeXT was able to launch the first object-oriented Web application server, WebObjects, in 1996, with EOF at its core.
In addition to using dedicated hardware load balancers, software-only solutions are available, including open source options.
In addition, the load resistance is often not known and therefore simply placing a variable resistor in series with the load could have a negligible effect or an excessive effect, depending on the load.
In addition to a rigorous military training regimen, cadets also take a broad academic course load with an extensive core curriculum in engineering, humanities, social sciences, basic sciences, military studies and physical education.
Each VU has 72 vector registers, each of which has 256 vector elements, along with 8 sets of six different types of vector pipelines: addition / shifting, multiplication, division, logical operations, masking, and load / store.
In addition, all the load from internal pressurization is carried ( as skin tension ) by the external skin.
The university also has an Honors Program, and the SJLA ( Special Jesuit Liberal Arts ) Program in which select students complete courses in moral philosophy, ethics, theology, and the humanities in addition to their normal course load.
In addition to being lighter, it was also made a structural part of the car itself, by placing load bearing arms to stress the block.
A load of rabbit skins, Northern Tablelands, New South WalesAt the time he had stated, " The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting.
In addition to single cells, batteries exist that contain up to 300 cells ( nominally 360 volts, actual voltage under no load between 380 and 420 volts ).
In addition, there are several resupply points convenient to the JMT during its northern half ( Tuolumne Meadows, Reds Meadow, Vermillion Valley Resort, Muir Trail Ranch ), allowing the hiker to carry a lighter food load early in the hike and also to exit the trail easily if problems arise.
The program is in addition to the participants ' high school course load and increases their English comprehension skills.
In addition, for any given electrical load, higher power means higher voltage and current delivered, and either may exceed the capacity of one or more amplifier components.
In 1926 he began taking legal studies classes at night in addition to his undergraduate course load.
In addition to a Password feature, the Japanese version also features support for the Turbo File, a peripheral released only in Japan that allows the player to save and load game data.
An originality of Polytechnique is that in addition to full-time teaching staff ( exercice complet ), who do research at the École in addition to a full teaching service, there are partial-time teaching staff ( exercice incomplet ) who do not do research on behalf of the École and carry only a partial teaching load.
addition and texture
There are a number of other methods for producing texture in the picture: in addition to choosing a suitable paper, the type of drawing material and the drawing technique will result in different textures.
A study by Rudan and Barbano found that the addition of a thin layer of vegetable oil atop low-and reduced-fat pizza cheese increased meltability and reduced browning and dehydration when the product was cooked, but the texture remained overly chewy and tough.
In addition to higher framerates for most players, GLQuake provided higher resolution modes and texture filtering.
He found Nedoceratops to be distinct and the proposed changes required to " age " a Triceratops into a Torosaurus without precedent among ceratopsids, requiring addition of epoccipitals, reversion of bone texture from adult to immature back to adult, and late growth of holes in the frill.
Each triangle vertex is also associated with a texture and a texture coordinate ( u, v ) for normal 2-d textures in addition to its position coordinate.
Other notable features are the addition of two new texture compression algorithms for more efficient packing of high quality and HDR / alpha textures and an increased texture cache.
In addition to being soft in texture and therefore suitable for demersal ( bottom-dwelling ) species such as Corydoras catfish, peat is reported to have a number of other beneficial functions in freshwater aquaria.
Another multitexture technique is bump mapping, which allows a texture to directly control the facing direction of a surface for the purposes of its lighting calculations ; it can give a very good appearance of a complex surface, such as tree bark or rough concrete, that takes on lighting detail in addition to the usual detailed coloring.
The color, texture, and patterning of the twig bark are also important, in addition to the thickness and nature of any pith of the twig.
The most significant change for 3D acceleration is the addition of a second texture mapping unit to each of the four pixel pipelines.
In addition to being flavorless and possessing the ability to act as a thickening agent, the resulting texture is often superior, and only a small amount is required for the desired effect.
Venison burgers are typically so lean as to require the addition of fat in the form of bacon, olive oil or cheese, or blending with beef, to achieve parity with hamburger cooking time, texture, and taste.
In addition to adding sweetness, the sugar increases the volume of solid ingredients in the yogurt, improving body and texture.
In addition to the mirror-like finish, patent leather is also virtually waterproof, while still retaining a very flexible texture.
This addition provides the texture and odor associated with semen.
In addition, crystals from Wario Land 4 ( used as currency in that game ) are found in an unused texture file in Fusion despite not appearing anywhere in game.
The dough for noodles made from wheat flour is typically made from wheat flour, salt, and water, with the addition of eggs or lye depending on the desired texture and taste of the noodles.
It is a popular addition to hamburgers, as it does not run off, nor does it change in texture or taste as it is heated.
Tests have shown that with the addition of skin texture analysis, performance in recognizing faces can increase 20 to 25 percent.
Humane treatment, the perceived health benefits of pastured poultry, in addition to superior texture and flavor, are causing an increase in demand for such products.
He also regarded the changes required to " age " a Triceratops into a Torosaurus to be without precedent among ceratopsids, requiring addition of epoccipitals, reversion of bone texture from adult to immature back to adult, and late growth of holes in the frill.
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