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Assembly vs DLL A library is a collection of resources that can be used to develop applications. A library is usually made up of subroutines, functions, classes, values and types. During the linking process (usually done by a linker), libraries and executables make reference to each other. DLL files are the library... 

Assembler vs Interpreter In general, compiler is a computer program that reads a program written in one language, which is called the source language, and translates it in to another language, which is called the target language. Traditionally, source language is a high level language such as C++ and target language... 

Pointer vs Array A pointer is a data type that holds a reference to a memory location (i.e. a pointer variable stores an address of a memory location in which some data is stored). Arrays are the most commonly used data structure to store a collection of elements. Most programming languages provide methods to easily... 

Triggers vs Stored Procedures In a database, a trigger is a procedure (code segment) that is executed automatically when some specific events occur in a table/view. Among its other uses, triggers are mainly used for maintaining integrity in a database. A stored procedure is a method that can be used by applications... 

Arraylist vs Vector An arraylist can be seen as a dynamic array, which can grow in size. Due to this reason, the programmer does not need to know the size of the arraylist when he/she is defining it. Vector can also be seen as an array that can grow in size. Vectors can be easily allocated and can be used to... 

Assembler vs Compiler In general, compiler is a computer program that reads a program written in one language, which is called the source language, and translates it in to another language, which is called the target language. Traditionally, source language was a high level language such as C++ and target language... 

Arrays vs Arraylists Arrays are the most commonly used data structure to store a collection of elements. Most programming languages provide methods to easily declare arrays and access elements in the arrays. An arraylist can be seen as a dynamic array, which can grow in size. Due to this reason, the programmer... 

OLAP vs OLTP Both OLTP and OLAP are two of the common systems for the management of data. OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) is a category of systems that manages transaction processing. OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) as the name suggests, is a compilation of ways to query multi-dimensional databases.... 

Data Flow Diagram (DFD) vs UML A graphical representation of how the data flows through a system is called a Data Flow Diagram (DFD). Developing a DFD is one of the first steps carried out when developing an information system. UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a modeling language used in object oriented software... 

New Domain Names vs Old Domain Names (gTLD) The highest-level domains in the hierarchy of the DNS (Domain Name System) of the Internet are called Top Level Domain (TLD). Top Level Domain becomes the last part of the domain name for all domains in lower levels. For example, in www.cnn.com, the Top Level Domain... 

Real Time System vs Online System We are all used to real time systems as we deal with them in all walks of life. We also know what an online system is as surfing is a particular example of online system that is all pervasive today. There are online systems that are almost real time as RTGS which is online system... 

Interrupt vs Trap In any computer, during its normal execution of a program, there could be events that can cause the CPU to temporarily halt. Events like these are called interrupts. Interrupts can be caused by either software or hardware faults. Hardware interrupts are called (simply) Interrupts, while software... 

Indexing is a method that is used to improve the data retrieval speed in a table of a database. An index could be created using a single or more columns in a table and the index is stored in a separate file. Indices can be created as unique indices or non-unique indices. Sorting is the process or arranging items... 

CS5 vs CS5.5 Creative Suite (CS) is a collection of applications developed by Adobe Systems that are used for graphics designing, web development and video editing. This collection is made up of applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe InDesign, etc. The latest version of this suite is Creative... 

Linux File System vs Windows File System A file system (also known as filesystem) is a technique for storing data in an organized and a human-readable form. The basic unit of a data file system is called a file. A file system is a very important component residing in most data storage devices like hard drives,... 

System Call vs Interrupt A typical processor executes instructions one by one. But there may be occasions when the processor has to stop temporarily and hold the current instruction and execute some other program or code segment (residing in some other place). After doing this, the processor returns to normal...