# Words in Computer Science ### Buffer pool An area of memory into which data pages are read, modified, and held during processing ### CMOS Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor ### Code point A 1-byte code representing one of 256 potential characters ### Daemon In UNIX systems (Linux), a long-lived process * runs unattended to perform continuous or periodic system-wide functions * Daemons can be triggered automatically for execution of tasks ### Data type The properties and internal representation that characterize data ### Deadlock * An error condition in which further process cannot continue because each of two elements of the process is waiting for an action by or a response from the other. * Unresolvable contention for the use of a resource ### Endian An attribute of data representation that reflects how certain multi-octet data is stored in memory. ### Gateway A device or program used to connect networks or systems with different network architectures. The system can have different * Protocols * Network architecture * security policies --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://i.janardhanpulivarthi.com/season-1/words-in-computer-science.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.