⤳ This means: Any computer or device can use the services or download the resources hosted on another computer (the server). To make a client-server transaction happen, server admins need to install a set of tools on their servers. And configure them to serve clients. One of these tools is ...
⤳ In the previous chapter, we discussed how the OS and the CPU team up to make multitasking possible. In this post, I’ll continue our discussion with an important OS concept: Memory management. Let’s begin. Any limited resource needs resource management, and the main memory is no exception. ...
⤳ In this chapter, I’ll continue the series with another important OS concept, Multitasking. Multitasking* is a common feature of modern operating systems, which involves switching between processes, to ensure each process will get a slice of the CPU’s time in a given period of time. To ...
⤳ In this chapter, I’ll cover how the CPU fetches, decodes, and executes the instructions of a computer program. Central Processing Unit*, known as the CPU is where the execution of instructions happens. The CPU is the brain of your computer and interacts with the memory (RAM) over the system ...
⤳ A computer program is a sequence of instructions for a computer to do a particular task. A task can be a simple as calculating a simple value or something more sophisticated, like playing music or browsing the web. All computer programs work in the same way; they ...
⤳ In recent years, various job titles have emerged. Some of these job titles are valid, and some are just fancy made-up names. Due to the fact the skills overlap across job titles, it’s tricky to say what skills fall under what role. However, let’s try ...
⤳ SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process of enhancing a website’s traffic by increasing its visibility (a.k.a impressions) on search engine results pages (SERP). Constant optimizations on the content, site performance, usability, and link profile significantly improve your website’s search engine visibility. No matter ...
⤳ Several years ago, companies had to set up their own data centers with all the equipment needed to get their software into the hands of their customers. Smaller websites used web hosting services or even shared-hosting solutions. Things are different now. Today, you can create ...
⤳ Version control means recording the changes made to a file over time. Version control enables programmers to see the evolution of files over time and roll back to a certain point in time if needed. It ensures nothing gets lost, and there’s always a way ...
⤳ Software testing is the process of verifying if a program or its building blocks work as expected. We do software testing before making a program live. There are two main approaches to software testing, Passive Testing and Active Testing. Passive Testing is the practice of ...