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THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

For any business or individual to succeed in today’s information-based world, they will need to understand the true nature of information. Business owners will have to be information-literate entrepreneurs and also their employees will have to be information-literate knowledge workers. Being an information-literate means you can define what information is needed for , know how and where to obtain the information , understand the meaning of the information once received, and can act appropriately based on the information to help your business or organization achieve its goals. As the world develops, new emerging information technologies will pop-up on the market and for businesses to gain  competitive advantage ; they will have to learn how to use information technology to their advantage. Employees must become literate about the latest information technology so that they can cope with demanding challenges at work. Information technology as a subject will not change, it’s the

How to build your own real-time chat app

Messaging apps are surging in popularity. The past few years have brought apps like Whatsapp, Telegram, Signal, and Line. People seem to prefer chat-based applications because they allow for real-time interaction. They also add a personal touch to the experience. I recently attended a workshop conducted by the Free Software Movement Karnataka in Bangalore where I mentored a group of college students. During the interactions, I observed certain things: Despite encouraging students to interact with the mentor, communication was always one-sided. Students often felt too shy to ask questions during the sessions. They were more comfortable asking questions and getting feedback in one-on-one conversations. So we had to find a solution to break the ice between mentors and students. A local chat application came handy in this situation. People love to be anonymous, which gives them more power to express themselves and ask anytime anywhere. This is the same mantra used by most of

15 Great Websites To Learn Ethical Hacking From Scratch

Not appears to have its popularity but hacking is really a very attractive and interesting thing. You might be surprised to know just how many youngsters want to become a hacker. They attend seminars, training, read great books to learn “ How To hack! “. However, hacking is not whole illegal. There are two type of hackers. First, black-hat hackers and second, white-hat hackers or ethical computer hacker. Hacking needs sharp mind. The power of hacking can be utilized for both enhancing or breaching secutiy. So, if you’re thinking of becoming a black-hacker, its a whole illegal thing and you’ll face many problems along your ways. However, if you are thinking to learn ethical hacking and become white-hat hacker then its a quite respective career. So here, I am sharing you 15 great websites from where you can learn ethical hacking. 1.  CEH: Certified Ethical Hacking Course It is a certified brand to learn ethical hacking online. The website has comprehensive resources to lea

Is Linux faster than Windows ?

Why Is Linux Faster Than Windows? One question that comes up a lot in discussion is whether Linux is genuinely a faster OS when compared to Windows. Most of the questions direct us to the time it takes for the OSes to boot up and in that parameter, yes, Linux is noticeable faster than Windows. Why then, does it fail the speed test when compared along other parameters ? Kernel One big reason why Linux can boot up faster than Windows is the difference in the way their kernels are designed. The nucleus of an OS is very different in these 2 products. Linux has a monolithic kernel – meaning it holds every core functionality needed by the OS such as drivers ,memory management, task scheduler and the file system. Windows on the other hand contains a micro kernel which contains only the basic necessities and the remaining aspects are loaded separately thus making it a little bit slower when compared to Linux. Backward Compatibility This is one aspect wherein Windows suffers owing t

A-Z Windows CMD Commands List

Do you know every command prompt in Windows? Find it here Windows Command Prompt  is an often ignored aspect of the modern Windows OSes. The command prompt, also known as  cmd.exe  or  cmd  is a command line interpreter available since the NT line of Windows OSes. While the majority reasons for which the command prompt was used for can now be done through a graphical interface, this application has remained with Windows and is still used by many. Although many of us might not have used them, the fact that they still exist in modern day Windows is reason enough for us to be familiar with it. While the commands in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP are called CMD commands or Command Prompt commands, the commands in Windows 98/95 and MS-DOS are called DOS commands. In this article, we have listed the most commonly used commands in the Windows operating systems But before we move further, we will see how to open Command Prompt program in Windows. This can be done in four ways: Metho