Tech Differences

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Difference Between Stack and Queue

Stack and Queue both are the non-primitive data structures. The main differences between stack and queue are that stack uses LIFO (last in first out) method to access and add data elements whereas Queue uses FIFO (First in first out) method to access and add data elements. Stack has only one end open for pushing and popping the data elements on the other hand Queue has both ends open for enqueuing and dequeuing the data elements. Stack and queue are the data structures used for storing … [Read more...]

Difference Between malloc and calloc

The fundamental difference between malloc and calloc function is that calloc() needs two arguments instead of one argument which is required by malloc(). Both malloc() and calloc() are the functions which C programming language provides for dynamic memory allocation and de-allocation at run time. Before understanding malloc() and calloc() functions first let us understand meaning of dynamic memory allocation. Memory allocation is the procedure of assigning the computer memory for the … [Read more...]

Difference Between HTTP and HTTPS

The primary difference between HTTP and HTTPS protocol is that HTTP is not secure whereas HTTPS is a secure protocol which uses TLS/SSL certificate to ensure the authentication. These are the alpha privative for URL on the web and used to retrieve the web pages from the web server. More precisely, HTTP and HTTPS are used to transfer hypertext documents on the world wide web (www). These protocols are fairly easy, a client (typically a browser) sets a TCP connection to the server (HTTP or … [Read more...]

Difference Between Connection-oriented and Connection-less Services

Communication can be established in two ways between two or more devices that are connection-oriented and connection-less. Network layers can offer these two different types of services to its predecessor layer for transferring data. Connection-oriented services involve the establishment and termination of the connection while connection-less services don't require any connection creation and termination processes for transferring data. Another difference between connection-oriented and … [Read more...]

Difference Between Data and Information

Data is raw, unanalyzed, unorganised, unrelated, uninterrupted material which is used to derive information, after analyzation. On the other hand, Information is perceivable, interpreted as a message in a particular manner, which provides meaning to data. Data doesn't interpret anything as it is a meaningless entity, while information is meaningful and relevant as well. Data and Information are different common terms which we frequently use, although there is a general interchangeability … [Read more...]

Difference Between 3G and 4G Technology

3G and 4G can be differentiated concerning technology compliance, data transfer rate, capacity, IP architecture and number of connections, etc. 3G stands for 3rd generation in which optimized mobile are developed for enabling data and broadband services with better connectivity. 4G LTE stands for 4th generation which delivers more capacity for quicker and improvised mobile broadband experiences and allowing more connections. 3G and 4G technology are associated with mobile communication … [Read more...]

Difference Between Bridge and Switch

A network is formed when two or more devices connect to share data or resources. A large network may need to be subdivided for efficient frame delivery or the traffic management. Bridges or switches are used to connect these subdivided segments of networks. In a long way, the terms bridge and switch are use interchangeably. Bridge and switch both provide the same functionality but the switch does it with greater efficiency. A bridge connects smaller network segments to form a large network, … [Read more...]

Difference Between FTP and SFTP

Networking environment's most common task is to transfer the files/data/information between the hosts on the network. FTP and SFTP are the file transferring protocols. Transferring the files over the network in the plain text format can raise the security concern. The FTP protocol was introduced when security over the internet was not a big issue. The data was sent unencrypted in FTP which can be easily intercepted by the attacker. Hence, some secure channel was required to transfer the … [Read more...]

Difference Between Broadcast and Multicast

Transmission is the process of forwarding a packet from one host to other connections in a network. In this article, I have discussed the two transmission methods, broadcast and multicast. In both cases, address aggregation is performed, which reduces the size of the prefix that defines the network to which destination hosts are connected. Address aggregation combines the packets and deliver them to ISP (Internet Service Provider), which holds some network together. Further, the packets are … [Read more...]

Difference Between POP3 and IMAP

POP3 and IMAP are the protocols that are used to retrieve mail from the mailbox at the mail server to the recipient's computer. Both are message accessing agents (MAA). The two protocols POP3 and IMAP are used when both the sender and recipient of mail are connected to the mail server by WAN or LAN. The SMTP protocol transfers the mail from client's computer to the mail server and from one mail server to another mail server.POP3 has a limited functionality whereas, the IMAP has extra features … [Read more...]