Articles - Technology unmask

1. Compression
   Compression is the process of cataloguing pieces of data or eliminating unnecessary bits to shrink data or files so that it can be transferred or transmitted faster. The sole objective of compression program is to reduce the overall number of bits and bytes from a file or data at the point of compression and to recreate the data or file to its original size, composition or nearest form when expanded. [ more ]



2. Encryption
   Encryption is the garbling of data or message so that it can only be understood by the intended recipient. The intended recipient which could be an individual, a computer or an electronic device must have the key, which is the knowledge to interpret the coded data or message. The data garbling process is also known as encoding, which is based on the old long science of cryptography. [ more ]



3. Desktops are beautiful and should not be used to save data or documents
   Many computer users including computer scientists and system administrators often find the desktop appealing to save data or documents - work in progress, images, mp3, scratch notes, downloaded documents from the internet, etc. Most times such documents are saved on the desktop temporarily but could be permanent if the user does not have a policy guiding against saving files on computer desktops and similar directories in their local hard drives. [ more ]



4. How rewarding is your web solution?
   Web solutions came with unquantifiable goodies that include: