Remember DDE
Full name: Dynamic Data Exchange
Memory aid: Dynamic Data is Exchanged between applications.
DDE is a legacy application mechanism with security and compatibility considerations.
Study area: Operations & legacy systems · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
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DDE — Dynamic Data Exchange
Exchanges data between supported Windows applications through a legacy mechanism.
Why learn DDE — Dynamic Data Exchange?
Exchanges data between supported Windows applications through a legacy mechanism.
Where it came from
DDE is a legacy application mechanism with security and compatibility considerations.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Dynamic Data is Exchanged between applications.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DDE: Dynamic Data Exchange.
- Recall this memory aid: Dynamic Data is Exchanged between applications.
- Explain the practical use: Exchanges data between supported Windows applications through a legacy mechanism.
- Explain this distinction: DDE is a legacy application mechanism with security and compatibility considerations.
- Identify DDE in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft component object model and OLE (learn.microsoft.com)