Once upon a time, there was something called a “standalone Computer” — one that was used to perform some specific task and didn’t require other devices or a network interface to do its job.

The chapter covers the basics of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as well as some of the related binary, decimal, and hexadecimal math required to understand how computer networks work.

With so much of Computer use these days revolving around the Internet and communicating with others, its important that you understand what exactly a network is. Without networks, all ...

We look at the key performance attributes of storage media in use today, and the choices and basic tuning steps you can take to get the most from your storage.