Nptel(national programme on technology enhanced learning)
2011-05-13
Nausheen khiljiNational Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Its an initiative program by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for creating course contents in engineering and science.
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Differences between tcp and udp
2011-03-19
Ajitvir singhWhen packets are sent to destination node using TCP, the destination node checks for errors and packet sequencing.Each packet contains information such as IP address for Both source and destination nodes,port numbers,data,a sequence number and checksum fields.
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0 CommentsSome interesting computer facts
2010-12-31
Snehil jain
1. On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
2. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
3. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women
4. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
5. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
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0 CommentsTop softwares of the year 2010
2010-12-31
Snehil jain
1. Chromium OS
This was an easy one, because Google has already released the source code for its shiny new operating system. The OS is being touted as the perfect solution for netbooks, because it's entirely based around the web and thus doesn't require cavernous hard disk space. We were initially underwhelmed by Chromium when we gave it a run-out a couple of months back, but the OS is sure to look a lot different come the end of the year, and Google's reputation alone should be enough to convince hoards of people to make the switch to browser-based computing.
2. Internet Explorer 9
For the last few years poor old IE has been kicked, battered and stamped on by web users like a cute puppy who got old. Microsoft began work on Internet Explorer 9 a few weeks ago and unveiled some details of the browser at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles in November. When finally released, hopefully towards the end of the year, IE9 will be equipped with new hardware-accelerated text and graphics to make web sites look better. The new version's Direct2D browsing technology is designed to significantly speed up web applications, which is necessary if Microsoft continues to push the wonders of cloud computing. Internet Explorer 9 could see Firefox turncoats flocking back to their roots. Alternatively, and more likely, no one will notice much difference in the browser and its release will pass with no great fanfare.
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