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ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is the use of computing and telecommunication technologies, systems and tools to facilitate the way information is created, collected, processed, transmitted and stored. It includes computing technologies like servers, computers, software applications and database management systems (DBMSs)... • • Trending Terms The main purpose of a HAL is to conceal different hardware architectures from the OS by providing a uniform interface to the system peripherals. Techopedia Explains Hardware Abstraction Layer A hardware abstraction layer is included in many OSs to avoid modifying the OS kernel to run the program on computers with varying hardware architecture. A PC may include the HAL in the OS kernel or in the form of device drivers that provide a consistent interface for applications to interact with the hardware peripherals. The HAL provides the following benefits: • Allowing applications to extract as much performance out of the hardware devices as possible • Enabling the OS to perform regardless of the hardware architecture • Enabling device drivers to provide direct access to each hardware device, which allows programs to be device-independent • Allowing software programs to communicate with the hardware devices at a general level • Facilitating portability Some of the OSs that feature HALs include the Mac OS, Linux, DOS, Solaris, BSD, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and IBM’s AS/400. Techopedia™ is your go-to tech source for professio...

3.5 Analyst's Opinion • Halliburton has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.07, and is based on 14 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings. • According to analysts' consensus price target of $47.83, Halliburton has a forecasted upside of 46.9% from its current price of $32.57. • Halliburton has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest • Percentage of Shares Shorted3.02% of the outstanding shares of Halliburton have been sold short. • Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHalliburton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume. • Change versus previous monthShort interest in Halliburton has recently decreased by 6.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength • Halliburton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.96%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends. • Halliburton has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years. • The dividend payout ratio of Halliburton is 29.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. • Based on earnings estimates, Halliburton will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.25% next year. This indicates that Halliburton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.9 Sustainability and ESG • Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) S...