Articles for category: Computer Network

Neha Kumari

Hot Spot 2.0

Hotspot 2.0 (HS2), also known as Passpoint” or “Next Generation Hotspot, represents a significant evolution in public Wi-Fi access. This innovative standard, driven by the Wi-Fi Alliance and endorsed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, simplifies and secures the process of connecting to public wireless hotspots. It’s built on the IEEE 802.11u standard, enhancing how devices discover and securely connect to network ...

Saksham Arya

How Does the Internet Work?

An internet is a huge network of networks that helps us to connect millions of computers together. These computers that are connected to each other through the internet can interact with each other over the internet. The Internet operates on a technique called packet switching. In packet switching, the data that is transferred among the different computers ...

Priyanshu Pandey

What is Firewall in Computer Network ?

A firewall can be hardware or software that controls a device’s secure in-flow and out-flow of data. It monitors network traffic and serves as a firewall between trusted and untrusted networks. Firewalls, particularly Next-Generation Firewalls, are designed to protect against malware and application-layer attacks. When you use a firewall as part of your security infrastructure, you configure your network with specific ...

Shivam Verma

What is localhost?

The hostname of the current server or system accessing the network is referred to as Localhost in networking. The network services running on the host are accessed using it through the loopback network interface. The loopback interface provides a way to connect back to the server while avoiding any local network interface hardware. The term ...

Shivam Verma

Token Bus (IEEE 802.4)

Token bus is a popular standard for token passing LANs. It was standardized by IEEE standard 802.4 and is mainly used for industrial applications. In a token bus LAN, stations are used to create a virtual ring, and tokens are then passed from one station to another using this virtual ring. Every station or node ...

History of Computer Network

Overview The world’s current population is around 7.6 billion people, and the number of devices connected to the internet is estimated to be over 50 billion, implying that each person uses approximately 6 internet-connected devices. This number has been increasing since the day when the first network, ARPANET was made. In today’s world, one cannot imagine life without the internet. In this article, ...