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Mobile IP extends its hand to communicate between devices that are wirelessly connected. Mobile Internet Protocol (IP) comes under the fourth layer of the OSI model called the Network layer. GSM comes under the second layer which is a physical layer of the OSI model. In GSM, the geographic area is divided into hexagonal cells, each of whose side is determined by the transmitter's strength and load. A base station with a transceiver and an antenna is located in the middle of the cell. What is Mobile IP? Mobile IP is a protocol that gives a set of rules to ... Read More

When it comes to e-mail communication, two primary protocols play a significant part within the handle - IMAP and SMTP. Whereas both of the protocols are essential for email communication, they serve diverse purposes and have different functionalities. Understanding the distinction between IMAP and SMTP is pivotal for anybody utilizing email services or creating mail clients. In this article, we are going investigate the contrasts between IMAP and SMTP, including their definitions, functionalities, and utilize cases. IMAP IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP permits clients to oversee their e-mail messages on the server, instead of downloading them to ... Read More

Deadlock in an operating system happens when a process gets into a waiting state as other processes hold the resources which need to be used. This problem generally happens during multi-processing environments, distributes systems, and parallel computation systems. In distributed systems, deadlocks are considered the major problem, where the resources requested by the process are not available due to other processes holding onto it. A distributed system contains a set of processes p1, p2, p3…pn that do not share a common memory, and communication is made only by passing messages through the network. This does not have a global clock ... Read More

A routine is said to be a computer program with a set of instructions that is used for the execution of the system program. They allocate or deallocate the memory used after completion of its execution as per instructions given as routine-routine or even functions. The process is termed as the programs that are currently in execution state and utilizes the resources of CPU. Each process undergoes different states like active, new, ready, block, and wait, suspended during its life cycle. Multiprogramming environment is done to the processes which require it, where each process is classified into preemption and non-preemption ... Read More

What is a Computer? A computer is an electric device which is developed by Charles Babbage in 1822. It takes input data from the input devices, stores and process it, and produces output in the output devices. The processing is done by the Central Processing Unit. It is designed to perform various operations and tasks depending upon the instructions provided by a user. It can perform a wide range of tasks including word processing, graphic design, gaming, and internet browsing. Components of Computer Hardware Parts - Parts of a computer system which ... Read More

Optical fiber technology is defined as technology that is capable to transmit information in the form of light pulses with the help of a high-quality glass or plastic material. It looks like a transparent filament. In this article, we will go through optical fiber, its types, and the differences between them. So, let's begin with the definition of optical fiber. What is an Optical Fiber? Optical fiber is thin a thin or flexible glass or plastic material used to transmit information in the form of light. Glass or plastic serves as a medium to allow the passage of ... Read More

Introduction to Electricity Distribution Electricity distribution refers to the process of distributing the electrical power from generating stations to the consumers. In the first step, electricity is distributed to substations from the generating stations through transmission lines by increasing the voltage level to reduce transmission losses. In the second step, the increased level of voltage is stepped down using the transformers and supplied to consumers by the utility companies. In any industry, more than one voltage level is used for different purposes like 415 V, 690 V, 6.6 kV, and 11 kV. There is a process of voltage conversion ... Read More

In electrical power system, electrical earthing is one of the most important concept used to provide safety and protection to both human and equipment. Electrical earthing, also called as grounding, is basically a path of very low-resistance between the electrical equipment/system and the earth surface. The main purpose of electrical earthing in an electrical system is to provide a safe path for leakage electric current to flow into the earth’s conductive surface to reduce the risk of electrical accidents. Therefore, electrical earthing is an efficient and reliable way of protecting electrical equipment, individuals, and premises against electrical faults ... Read More

The automotive industry is undergoing a major revolution in the method we power our vehicle. The hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) are at the leading position of this revolution. The fundamental difference between hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle is that electric vehicle relies only on electric batteries as energy source, while hybrid electric vehicle uses both fuel and electricity as the energy source. In this article, we will explore the other major differences between hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle. But before that let’s briefly get their overview individually. What is a ... Read More

As network administrators or anyone dabbling in network troubleshooting, you will often come across the terms 'ifconfig' and 'ip'. Both these commands are used in Unix-based operating systems for network interface configuration, but what makes them different? In this article, we will dissect the differences, delve into some examples and their outputs to understand these commands better. Introduction to Ifconfig Ifconfig (Interface Configuration) is a system administration utility in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to configure, control, and query TCP/IP network interface parameters. It is a part of the net-tools package which has been there almost since the inception of ... Read More