127.0.0.1, also called the loopback address or local host, is a special IP address pointing back to the user’s computer. The local host is often called My Computer. This top-level domain loopback address has only one end point and gives a user access to a shared global file system via a browser. It prevents conflict […]
What is Token Ring?
The Token Ring is a Local Area Network (LAN) topological technology that was developed by IBM in the 1980’s as the standard for LAN design and architecture. It is a local area protocol which serves on the OSI Model at the Data Link Layer (DLL). The name derives from a special three-byte frame or packet […]
What is Sampark Software and its Use
Sampark is basically a user friendly software that is supplied free of cost to the public by the Income Tax Department. It helps to prepare income tax returns from the comfort of your home or office. It is not necessary that you should know the tax laws and its provisions. The Income tax department allows […]
What is VBV – Verified by Visa or MSC -MasterCard SecureCode
RBI Guidelines for Online Credit Card payment processing In order to make online transactions safe & secure , Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently passed a mandate, with effect from 1st August 2009 according to which all online payments are required to go through an extra level of authentication. As per the mandate, while […]
What is eSATA
The modern storage facilities available for computers are many and varied. There are many interfaces used to connect these cards to the host computer or portable notebook. Of the varied cords used to interface these storage facilities, the Serial ATA (Serial Advancement Technology) is one of the most modernised and highly used cables. SATA hard […]
What is PCMCIA Card
Laptop computers have become a very efficient mode of mobile computing today. Many of them fill in the communicative networking’s that make cell phones indispensable along with the superior processing power of personal computers. Most new laptops and notebooks have built in wireless connectivity options, but there are some who still do not have wi-fi […]
Reverse DNS Information – DNS Lookup Tools
The Domain Name Servers make Internet Protocol (IP) addresses into human-readable format such as “http://xyz.com”. The DNS have a huge repository of all domains, linking them to their characteristic IP address. Thus, when we type in an address in the URL (Universal Resource Locator) bar of any browser, we are actually asking the DNS to […]
What is EEPROM
EEPROM is a type of non volatile memory used in many modern electronic devices that wish to store memory for a specific amount of time, and also want it to be erased at given times. EEPROM or E2PROM is an acronym for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. Earlier Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM) […]
What is DIMM Dual-Inline Memory Module
Memory has always been a vital part of a personal computer. Greater the random access memory (RAM), greater the speed of the computer as it can access files and store them much faster than smaller RAM systems. DIMM stands for Dual-Inline Memory Module. These are the state of the art memory modules used in computer […]
MP4 – The Explanation and Use of MP4 Today
Mp4 stands for MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)-4, which is a modern compression for audio and video files. There are also many types of mp4; these “parts” range from one to twenty. Whenever someone is referring to mp4, they are probably talking about mp4 part 2, so that is the part I will be talking […]
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