Distributed database systems represent collections of nodes connected to the network, each node being a database that communicates and collaborates with the other databases so that the user can access data from anywhere within the network, in a transparent manner. Distributed database systems are mainly composed of distributed databases and the distributed database management system. Distributed...
What is a distributed system
A distributed system is defined as a collection of programs and processes that operate over a network of electronic equipment, in which each node has local autonomy, its own processing unit and memory and the nodes as a whole are transparent to the user in order to achieve the objective pursued. The defining features of distributed systems are: multiple nodes, resource sharing, competition...
REVISAL Installation Guide: instructions for the latest version
Starting with June 1, 2019, the new version of REVISAL 6.0.7 is available. The application can be downloaded for free from the Labor Inspection website by any employer who wishes to use it. It is used for the establishment and completion of the general register of employees in electronic format, in accordance with the provisions of GD 905/2017. The Labor Inspectorate has drawn up a REVISAL...
What is the Deep Web
Deep Web also called Deepnet, Invisible Web, Undernet or Hidden Web, is a portion of the Internet which belongs to the World Wide Web. Deep Web is not part of the Surface Web, which is indexed by standard search engines. It should not be confused with the dark Internet, or the Darknet file hosting and distribution network. Most of the information on the Internet is hidden in dynamically generated...
What is a proxy server
In English, the term proxy means an intermediary authorized to act on behalf of a person. A proxy server is an authorized intermediary of your PC and acts between your PC and the Internet. This server requests the pages and web services accessed on your behalf. A close concept and sometimes used in conjunction with a proxy server is VPN. Suppose you are at work, on a computer of the company you...
What is Tor
Tor, which stands as an acronym for The Onion Router, is free software that allows anonymity on the Internet through a close-by-close routing algorithm. In the Tor network, the generated online traffic is anonymous, without registering the list of search terms and without keeping track of the IPs from which the respective searches were initialized. Tor user activity cannot be detected due to a...
What is Wi-MAX
The IEEE802.16 standard “Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems” is also known as the IEEE WirelessMAN air interface. Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is a wireless technology that resembles Wi-Fi in that it relies on data transfer over radio waves, but is much faster, 70 Mbps compared to 54 Mbps over Wi-Fi and has a huge range, a few tens of...
Peer to peer networks
A peer-to-peer network is a network architecture for distributed applications that share tasks with multiple partners. Peer-to-peer, or P2P in its abbreviated form, refers to computer networks that use a distributed architecture. This means that all computers or devices that are part of such a network share tasks. Devices that are part of a peer-to-peer network are called peers. There are no...
Network topology
Network topology can be defined as the way of how to arrange and map the elements of a network, especially the physical and logical interconnections between nodes. A LAN, is an example of a network that has both a physical topology but also a logical one. Each node from the local network has one or more links to one or more nodes in the network. In order to determine the physical topology of the...
How to turn the dark mode on or off in Windows 10
The latest versions of Windows 10 come with a feature called Dark Mode. It changes how some Windows interface elements look from white to black. Dark Mode makes Windows 10 to turn black. This can be useful if you work in a light-less environment like when you work at night and can be a pleasant change for users who prefer black instead of white. If you want to find out more about what is Darkness...