In a computer system, several types of secondary storage devices like HDD, CD, DVD, etc. are used to store permanent data and information. These devices can be categorized into two types namely – magnetic memory and optical memory. A magnetic memory like HDD consists of circular disks made up of ... Read More

Hypertext and Hyperlink are related terms associated with navigation over computer network but they have a different meaning. One major difference between the hypertext and hyperlink is that the hypertext is a data which when clicked redirects us to some other location, while the hyperlink is a link to a ... Read More

A computer is a system, i.e. it consists of several parts. The two crucial parts of a computer system are – hardware and software. Those parts of computer system which are physical and visible are called the hardware. Whereas, the computer software are the sets of instructions and programs that ... Read More

Both EPROM and EEPROM are the types of ROM or Read Only Memory, but they are different from each other in many aspects that we will discuss in this article. Let's start with some basics of EPROM and EEPROM so that it becomes easier to understand the differences between them. ... Read More

Both Demand Paging and Segmentation are memory management techniques used in operating systems. In Demand Paging, a page is loaded from the secondary memory into the primary memory, only when it is needed. On the other hand, Segmentation follows a strategy whereby the entire memory space is divided into discrete ... Read More

Black Box Testing and Gray Box Testing are the two types of testing used to test a software which are based on feedback from real customers using real products in real environments, but they are driven by distinct goals and processes. In this article, we will discuss the major differences ... Read More

In telecommunication and electronics engineering, Bit Rate and Baud Rate are two commonly used terms in the context of data communication. Both these terms represent the speed of data transmission in the computer networks. The basic difference between Bit Rate and Baud Rate is that the Bit Rate is defined ... Read More

Both AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Soft Computing use data driven, flexible and nonsystematic tools to solve the problems. The most basic difference between AI and soft computer is that the AI is used to develop intelligent systems, whereas soft computing is used to solve real problems. In this article, ... Read More

In software development, there are several software development life cycle (SDLC) models available. Each of these models follows a set of phases that are unique to its type to ensure the successful software development. This article is meant for explaining the two software development life cycle models that are ... Read More

The Sun is at the center of our Solar System and around it revolve eight planets and several moons. The eight planets in the increasing order of their distance from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was regarded as the ninth planet until ... Read More