A microprocessor can be defined as an electronic component of a computer system that executes the instructions to perform tasks involved in computer processing. It is the most fundamental unit of computer that executes all the functions of a CPU. Till date, several types of microprocessors have been developed. But ... Read More

In software development, testing is the most important stage in the process of delivery of any application or software as it is only testing that not only validates the quality of an application but also provides an opportunity for the developer to improve its product. Every application is being developed ... Read More

A Server is a central place where information and programs are stored and accessed by applications over the network. A Web Server is a server which accepts a request for data and sends the relevant document in return, whereas an Application Server contains an EJB container component as well to ... Read More

The terms web browser and web server are very common in the field of computer science and Internet, however people often get confused between the two. The most basic difference between a web browser and a web server is that a web browser is an application software which is used ... Read More

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

Both compilers and assemblers are the language processors used to convert software codes written in high-level language and assembly language into machine language codes. Compiler and assemblers are the types of system software. These are required because a computer cannot process a code written in high-level programming language like C, ... Read More