Networking Basics Articles

 Windows XP has a vast number of configuration dialogs, but some adjustments can be performed only by directly editing the Registry. Frequently, tips involving Registry tweaks include stern warnings to back up the Registry before making any change. The Windows XP Backup applet can back up the Registry along with ...

Computer Acronyms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. An acronym is a kind of abbreviation. It is a word formed by taking letters from a phrase that is too long to use comfortably. Below is the list of Computer Acronmys

A computer network is a group of interconnected computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics. This article provides a general overview of some types and categories and also presents the basic components of a network. Network classification The following list presents categories used for classifying networks. Scale Based on ...

One of the benefits of the Internet is the opportunity it offers to people worldwide to communicate via e-mail. The Internet is home to a large community of individuals who carry out active discussions organized around topic-oriented forums distributed by e-mail. These are administered by software programs. Probably the most ...

OSPF stands for open shortest path first. It’s a Link state routing protocol .OSPF matrix is Cost which is inversely proportional to bandwidth (108/Link bandwidth).....

EDI is Electronic Data Interchange. It is an inter-organisational exchange of documents in a structured and processable form. It is a key to today's paperless office. EDI has become a major means of business communications among large companies in the U.S. The use of EDI eliminates many of the problems associated ...

The first step towards understanding communications is to look at computer data at its base level. As all of us know computer and computer device manage, store and exchange data using electronic pulses or digital signails that comes in two varieties, the binary digit "0" indicates the absence ...

IP RIP is a true distance vector routing protocol that sends its complete routing table on all interfaces (active) every 30 seconds.  IP RIP uses a hop count as its metric to determine the best path to a remote network.  The maximum allowable hop count is 15, meaning that 16 ...

 Project ManagemenProfessional (PMP)  I had just passed my PMP exam last week and now I am Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). I would like to share my experience to help those who are willing or planning to take the PMP Certificate. ...

Data Link layer provides reliable delivery of data across the network medium & translates messages from the network layer in bits for the physical layer. Its specifications define different network and protocol characteristics, including physical addressing, error notification, network topology and sequencing of frames. Data link protocols provide ...