What is a network? Simply put, one of the most fundamental achievements in IT. Nowadays, most of us can no longer imagine a world without Wi-Fi, cell phones or the Internet. But how exactly do these computer networks work? And what does setting up a network involve? In this article, we’ll explain the most important principles of networks.
The dark web is the dark side of the Internet – a digital sphere without rules or laws. But what’s behind this space where criminal activity runs rampant? How does access to the dark web work and what are the dangers?
The Internet is huge. When you search for content on Google only a fraction of what is really there can be found – the content in the so-called “deep web” is access-restricted. Read on to find out what lurks in the deep web and why and how content is hidden here.
Information Technology Infrastructure Library, ITIL for short, is the most important approach for successful and efficient IT service management. The guideline provides important input across the entire service lifecycle as well as best practices that can serve as a guide for companies and IT managers in their daily work. We reveal what ITIL actually entails.
A complete IT infrastructure costs time and money and requires competent expert knowledge. In order to save costs and benefit from the experience of real IT specialists, many companies use the services of a software house. A software house is an IT service provider that offers complete IT solutions tailored to companies in addition to software and hardware. We explain how a software house works.
PPTX files are presentation projects created with PowerPoint. The format lets you implement and display animations, videos, Excel spreadsheets and elaborate designs. But what is a .pptx file extension and what distinguishes it from a PPT file? And how can you open and save PPTX files?
Anyone who has ever used the internet has probably wondered what a bot actually is. Bots are automated software programs that repeatedly execute tasks and commands. They can be used online for search engine optimization, online marketing, customer communication, or even for illegal activities such as phishing and using malware. Here, you will learn how a bot works.
While the term “nibble” is still largely unknown, units of information such as gigabyte and megabyte are used frequently. But what amount of data do these terms actually describe? To answer this question, we must understand the meaning of smaller units such as bits, bytes, and the nibble. Find out more about these units of information and how their conversion works.
The brontobyte - officially this quantity of data doesn’t even exist. In short, the brontobyte is big data - 1 brontobyte is equivalent to 1024 bytes. Such a huge quantity of data is near incomprehensible and probably won’t become relevant for our daily lives for a very long time. But for tech giants, it’s only a matter of time until we reach the era of the brontobyte. Keep reading to find out...
What is bigger: a KB or a MB? And how large is a kilobyte really? That’s a question most digital media users will have asked at some point. Sending files as email attachments, for example, requires an understanding of the kilobyte. But how is this information unit structured and how do you convert it to other units?
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