August 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial construction of the Berlin Wall, which cut off West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany until its fall on November 9, 1989.First made of barbed wire and later of concrete, the guarded barrier was one of the most iconic and powerful symbols of the Cold War.ugust 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial construction of the Berlin Wall, which cut off West Berlin from East Berlin and East Germany until its fall on November 9, 1989. First made of barbed wire and later of concrete, the guarded barrier was one of the most iconic and powerful symbols of the Cold War.
The BIOS (/ËbaÉª.És/, an acronym for Basic Input/Output System and also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS) is a type of firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup) on IBM PC compatible computers, and to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs.
AIS-Using the Benefits of the Automatic Identification System. What is AIS and who has it? The Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a vessel tracking system capable of communicating navigation information automatically between AIS equipped vessels and coastal authorities.