The cyber threat is no longer limited to your office network and work persona. Adversaries realize that targets are typically more vulnerable when operating from their home network since there is less rigor associated with the protection, monitoring, and maintenance of most home networks. Home users need to maintain a basic level of network defense [...]
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Software Modem
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Internet, Introductions, Networking
A software modem is a low-cost alternative to a standard hardware-based modem. While hardware modems contain all the parts necessary to connect to the internet, the software modem transfers some of that work to the computer’s processor. Modems have two main components. The controller configures and dials the modem, and the datapump sends and receives [...]
Bandwidth Limit
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Internet
Bandwidth, data and speed are closely related terms and are sometimes used interchangeably. The amount of bandwidth that a computer connection is allotted determines how much data can be downloaded per second, or transferred from the Internet to the computer. More bandwidth equals more data per second, which translates to more speed. In some cases [...]
Tags: bandwidth·bandwidth limit·download limit·internet·internet usage·speed limit·upload limit·usage limits
Internet & Hackers
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Internet, Introductions
Internet The Internet was started in 1969. It started from local area network. Let me explain what is a local area network. Computers connected with each other in a house or company makes a local area network. On the other hand wide area network is the combination of countless LANs, wide area networks and individual [...]
Tags: hackers·hacking·internet·internet and security·intruders·online security·security
How WiFi Works
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Concepts, Internet, Introductions, Q & A, Technology
If you’ve been in an airport, coffee shop, library or hotel recently, chances are you’ve been right in the middle of a wireless network. Many people also use wireless networking, also called WiFi or 802.11 networking, to connect their computers at home, and some cities are trying to use the technology to provide free or [...]
Tags: Hotspot·internet·networking standards·wifi·WiFi Hotspots·Wireless networks
How the Airborne Internet Will Work
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Concepts, Internet, Introductions, Q & A, Technology
The word on just about every Internet user’s lips these days is “broadband.” We have so much more data to send and download today, including audio files, video files and photos, that it’s clogging our wimpy modems. Many Internet users are switching to cable modems and digital subscriber lines (DSLs) to increase their bandwidth. There’s [...]
Tags: Airborne Internet·HALO·HALO Network·High Altitude Long Operation·internet
What’s the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Concepts, Internet, Introductions, Q & A, Technology
The Internet has become so ubiquitous it’s hard to imagine life without it. It’s equally hard to imagine a world where “www” isn’t the prefix of many of our online activities. But just because the Internet and the World Wide Web are firmly intertwined with each other, it doesn’t mean they’re synonymous. Let’s go back [...]