Thankfully the run-of-the-mill systems for accessing the internet aren't tied into similar systems used for strategic commands and operations, according to The Register.
In computing applications such as word processing, data must be stored, sorted, compared, and moved, and the time to execute a particular instruction is not critical, as long as the program's overall response time to various commands and operations is adequate enough to satisfy the end user.
Behind every bubbly software interface lies a web of internal commands and operations that very few of us can understand.
During the flight, the onboard electronic systems malfunctioned, preventing command-and-control operations and limiting the ability to send email or video.
"This is a massive operation to really squeeze in the Breadbasket what we think is a major Al Qaeda logistics site, and to a lesser degree command-and-control operations," General Hertling said shortly before it started.
Hers was a top-down, command-and-control operation, online observers suggested.
US soldiers will assist the local authorities by providing "command and control" operations, logistical expertise, medical training and engineering support, as part of a broader response by the US government to stop the epidemic.
