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House of quality
House of quality
  • Web analytics

What is the house of quality? When you develop products, you have to meet customer needs, but not at the expense of fulfilling technical requirements. The house of quality, a diagram of tables and graphs, is a perfect tool for considering customer desires and technical feasibility when you are developing a new product.

House of quality
Webinars: Advantages, features, and possible uses
Webinar: definition, basics, and possible uses
  • Online sales

The internet and World Wide Web have brought humanity closer together – it has never been easier to share information, experiences, and memories than it is today. More and more often, the web also serves as a platform for further education. So-called webinars - i.e. online seminars – are replacing classic face-to-face lectures. Companies and teachers now communicate knowledge online instead of in...

Webinar: definition, basics, and possible uses
TMP file
TMP files: what is the deal with temporary files?
  • Know-how

TMP files are automatically created and then deleted when they are no longer needed. They help to free up memory and are used to back up data. So, what exactly are temporary files, which programs create them and do these files also have disadvantages? In the following article, you will learn all you need to know about the function of temporary files.

TMP files: what is the deal with temporary files?
Compilers vs. interpreters
Compilers vs. interpreters: explanation and differences
  • Web development

Over the years, programming languages have become increasingly simplified to make learning and using them as easy as possible. One of the key concerns is to ensure optimal readability of the code written in the given language. Compilers and interpreters are needed to convert the source code into machine code so that it can later be read by computer processors.

Compilers vs. interpreters: explanation and differences
What are cookies?
What are cookies?
  • Technical matters

Recently, a new EU directive has highlighted the importance of cookies, as these small text files sometimes store sensitive user data. But how do cookies actually work, and why do we need them? We will look at the small data packets that are exchanged and stored between web browsers and websites and how cookies affect every internet user today, whether for business or private purposes.

What are cookies?
UDP - User Datagram Protocol
UDP: What is the User Datagram Protocol?
  • Know-how

The Internet protocol family – the cornerstone for communication on the Internet – has around 500 members who work on a wide variety of layers. For example, the connectionless User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is responsible on the transport layer for the transmission of packets that were previously addressed via the Internet Protocol (IP). In this guide, you can find out exactly what distinguishes...

UDP: What is the User Datagram Protocol?
Excel Pivot Tables
Pivot tables: using Excel to its fullest
  • Web analytics

Excel pivot tables can considerably ease the evaluation of data. Data analysis can be especially time-consuming and tedious with complex numerical series, but with Excel pivot, this doesn’t have to be the case. Simply place your data in the right context and filter the essential information in just a few clicks. The pivot table allows you to create expressive diagrams in no time. Find out all you...

Pivot tables: using Excel to its fullest
Google Translate Alternatives
Translation tools: handy Google Translate alternatives
  • Web analytics

These days dealing and engaging with foreign languages is easier, quicker, and more direct than ever. Whether you’re at work or on holiday, numerous language tools and smartphone apps can help with the translation of difficult words, sentences, and online texts. Google Translate and alternative translation websites offer comprehensive tools that easily enable us to understand other languages....

Translation tools: handy Google Translate alternatives
Internet of Things
The internet of things: The era of networked things
  • Digital law

The internet of things (IoT) is driving digital change. Smart household appliances and self-driving cars are already available. More and more everyday devices are being connected to form a comprehensive network that will eventually penetrate all areas of life. The 5G mobile communications standard will soon be implemented, which will help IoT achieve a breakthrough in the foreseeable future. Smart...

The internet of things: The era of networked things
Freezing Excel Rows
Freezing Rows and Columns in Excel: A Guide
  • Online sales

The bigger an Excel table is, the harder it is to maintain an overview. The problem is that cells like the header bar become hidden without the use of special formatting. The following article shows you how to freeze certain Excel columns and rows so they stay visible when scrolling.

Freezing Rows and Columns in Excel: A Guide