In general, to broadcast information is to transmit it to many receivers. For example, a radio station broadcasts a signal to many listeners, and digital TV subscribers receive a signal that is broadcast by their TV provider. In computer networking, broadcasting is the process of sending data packets to multiple recipients all at once. For instance, a local area network can be configured so that any device on the network can broadcast a message to all the others. When a networked device wants to broadcast, it transmits a data packet to the network's broadcast address . The network hardware, such as routers or switches, does the work of sending the packet to every other device in the group. The group of eligible devices is called a broadcast domain . This type of communication is also called all-to-all , because every device can transmit a message simultaneously to every other device. Broadcast networking is supported by IPv4, the network protocol used by most of toda...
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he program asks those who fear their intimate photos may be shared on Facebook, Instagram or Messenger to send the photos to Facebook's special team for review. The special team "creates a human-unreadable, numerical fingerprint of it" and stores it as a "photo hash" to prevent someone from uploading the photo in the future. Like all photos, the image will be cross-examined in a database of "photo hashes" and if it matches a flagged photo, Facebook will prevent it from being posted or shared. The pilot program is limited to Australia. To minimize confusion, Facebook explained how the program works : Australians can complete an online form on the eSafety Commissioner’s official website. To establish which image is of concern, people will be asked to send the image to themselves on Messenger. The eSafety Commissioner’s o...
How to connect an Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter About the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter The Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking N Adapter is compatible with both the original Xbox 360 console and the Xbox 360 S console. If you connect the adapter to an Xbox 360 S console, it will disable the internal wireless N feature of the console. (Using the external adapter may improve signal strength and bandwidth if your wireless access point is far from your console.) How to connect the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter To connect the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter to your Xbox console, follow these steps: Attach the Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter to the back of your Xbox 360 console by snapping the plastic tabs on the adapter into the slots on the back of your console. Note The Xbox 360 S console doesn’t have these slots beca...
Identify Your Intel® Wireless Adapter and Wi-Fi Driver Version Number Option one: Automatically identify and update your drivers and software The easiest way to identify your Intel® Wireless Adapter and driver version is to use the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant (Intel® DSA). Intel DSA identifies your adapter and updates your driver to the latest version, if needed. Note Updating drivers automatically deletes older driver versions. Option two: Manually identify your Intel ® Wireless Adapter and Wi-Fi driver version Select your operating system, and follow the steps to identify your Intel® Wireless Adapter and driver. Note The Intel® Wireless Adapter name identified is applicable to both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® technology. For Bluetooth driver version, see Identify Your Intel® Wireless Adapter and Bluetooth® Driver Version. Locate the task bar in the bottom right corner of your desktop. Se...
We my not have to disconnect from the Internet to make a phone call anymore, but Wi-Fi problems persist. Here are some of the common issues you will run into and how to fix them. Internet speeds and Wi-Fi have both improved significantly over the last several years. Data speeds are faster across the board and wireless connections are more reliable than ever. However, Wi-Fi isn't without issue. Hang out at a Starbucks long enough and you can experience it firsthand. Slow connection Despite faster speeds reaching most homes around the globe, wireless (and often wired) networks can get bogged down. If your Internet connection is still working but the speeds are slower than normal, there is usually a logical explanation that can usually be fixed. Cause: The most obvious problem with Wi-Fi speeds slowing down is being too far from the router. The further you are from the router, the more unreliable the connection and its throughput will become. Fix: To fix t...
Loan terminology glossary The terms and definitions that follow are meant to give simple, informal meaning for words and phrases you may see on our Web site that may not be familiar to you. The specific meaning of a term or phrase will depend on where and how it is used, because the relevant documents, including signed agreements, customer disclosures, internal Program policy manuals and industry usage, will control meaning in a particular context. The terms and definitions that follow have no binding effect for purposes of any contracts or other transactions with us. Your Campus Housing Programs Representative or the Office of Loan Programs staff will be happy to answer any specific questions you may have. To find a definition, click the first letter of the term. ACH: (see Automated Clearing House) Amortization: Loan payments by equal periodic amounts calculated to pay off the debt at the end of a fixed period, including accrued inte...
As web development specialists, we did a thorough research at ValueCoders and shortlisted the top 10 frameworks. Let's start with AngularJS. AngularJS If you are familiar with the latest web development technologies, then AngularJS is a familiar name to you. Angular is a JavaScript open-source framework which was designed particularly for single-page web applications using an MVC architectural pattern. It is not a full-stack, but a front-end framework dealing basically with your web pages. After the release of Angular 2, a complete revamp of the first version, this framework created a lot of hype. Now, they have come up with Angular 4 (skipping 3) and that's even better. Due to these constant upgrades, this Google product deserves to stay in the top web development framework's list and should be considered as a crucial part of your next web development project. 2) Laravel When we talk about backend web development frameworks, Laravel comes up ...
BitDefender Antivirus Plus Rock-solid and reliable protection Accurate Password manager Can be resource-hungry In a world packed with free security software, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2018's annual $39.99 fee may look expensive. Especially as this now only covers you for a single device, down from three last year. Still, there are compensations. Bitdefender's engine is one of the most accurate and reliable around, for instance, loved by all the big independent testers. Web filtering blocks access to malicious sites, a secure browser keeps your online financial transactions safe, and there's a password manager which auto-completes credit card details in web forms. An excellent anti-phishing module alerts you to malicious links in your search engine results, and blocks access to dangerous sites ESET NOD32 Antivirus Expert-level antivirus for the more experienced user View Similar at Amazon Germany Highly configurabl...
VMware Find a major data center anywhere in the world that doesn't use VMware, and then pat yourself on the back because you've found one of the few. VMware dominates the server virtualization market. Its domination doesn't stop with its commercial product, VMware vSphere. VMware also dominates the desktop-level virtualization market and perhaps even the free server virtualization market with its VMware Server product. VMware remains in the dominant spot due to its innovations, strategic partnerships and rock-solid products Microsoft Microsoft came up with the only non-Linux hypervisor, Hyper-V, to compete in a tight server virtualization market that VMware currently dominates. Not easily outdone in the data center space, Microsoft offers attractive licensing for its Hyper-V product and the operating systems that live on it. For all Microsoft shops, Hyper-V is a viable solution that has only gotten more competitive in the virtualization space w...