Killer poke

In computer jargon, a killer poke is a method of inducing physical hardware damage on a machine or its peripherals by the insertion of invalid values, via, for example, BASIC's POKE command, into a memory-mapped control register. ^[1]

6 relations: Commodore PET, Does not compute, Going Postal, Halt and Catch Fire, PEEK and POKE, Stuxnet.

Commodore PET

The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) is a line of home/personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International.

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Does not compute

"Does not compute", and variations of it, is a phrase often uttered by computers, robots, and other artificial intelligences in popular culture.

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Going Postal

Going Postal is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 33rd book in his Discworld series, released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2004.

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Halt and Catch Fire

In computer engineering, Halt and Catch Fire, known by the assembly mnemonic HCF, is an idiom referring to a computer machine code instruction that causes the computer's central processing unit (CPU) to cease meaningful operation, typically requiring a restart of the computer.

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PEEK and POKE

In computing, PEEK and POKE are commands used in some high-level programming languages for accessing the contents of a specific memory cell referenced by its memory address.

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Stuxnet

Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm, first uncovered in 2010.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_poke

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