A hard drive stores data on spinning magnetic disks read by a head floating just nanometers above them, while an SSD
Two-factor authentication adds a second proof, like a code from your phone, on top of your password.
Your modem connects your home to your internet provider; your router shares that connection with every device inside.
‘The cloud’ is just computers in giant data centers that you reach over the internet.
A GPU is a chip built to paint millions of pixels at once, using thousands of small cores working side by
A VPN sends your internet traffic through an encrypted tunnel to a server run by the VPN company.
5G is the fifth generation of cell networks.
Firmware is the software built right into your gadgets’ chips, from routers and TVs to cars and washing machines.
RAM is your computer’s short-term working memory: the desk where open apps and files sit while you use them.
HTTPS encrypts the connection between you and a website, but the padlock doesn’t mean the site is honest.
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