The Internet, Intranet and Extranets

Information technology has been rapidly advancing over the last decade, with information being available as an on demand commodity at levels never before imagined. Today, …

Network Architecture: The OSI Model, Inter Networking Devices

The International Standard Organization has a well-defined model for Communication Systems known as Open System Interconnection, or the OSI Model. This layered model is a …

Primary Network Topologies

Network Topologies describe the physical or logical arrangement of nodes (devices) and their connections within a network. They define how devices are interconnected and communicate …

Types of Data Communication Networks

Communication Networks can be of following 5 types: Local Area Network (LAN) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Wide Area Network (WAN) Wireless Inter Network (Internet)   …

Concepts of Data Communications

When we communicate, we are sharing information. This sharing can be local or remote. between individuals, local communication usually occurs face to face, while remote …

Database Management Systems, Concepts, History, Application, Types, Advantages, Disadvantages

Database Management Systems Concepts, History, Application, Types, Advantages, Disadvantages

DBMS: Traditional file concepts and Environment

Database is a collection of related data and data is a collection of facts and figures that can be processed to produce information. Mostly data represents …

Operating Systems Functions and Types

An Operating System (OS) is an interface between a computer user and computer hardware. An operating system is a software which performs all the basic …

Assemblers, Compilers and Interpreters

Compiler: Compiler is a software tool that translates source code written in a high-level programming language into machine code or intermediate code that a computer’s …

Computer Hierarchy, Input Technologies, Output Technologies

Computer Hierarchy Generation in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used. Initially, the generation term was used to distinguish between …

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