TechSpeak By Sankalp

  TOP 5 CODING LANGUAGE A person new to the field of programming, is always faced with a choice or more of a dilemma regarding ‘from where to start?’. In the universe of computers, coding languages are quite extensive with around 600 coding languages currently in existence, and many more coming up with every single passing day. The most popular ones are the engines that drive almost every consumer application, the most basic of the consumer electronics that we see around us, and as well as the most humongous of the industrial machinery. While starting as a newbie program developer, one has to identify which coding language to explore from amongst the immense sea of programming platforms according to one’s own needs, uses, and career goals that one has in mind. Every programming language has its own feature set and a plethora of various complexities that one needs to understand in order to use it as a tool working on its complete potential. Here are 5 of the most popular of such cod...

  E-LEARNING: The Reds and Greens Times are changing and so are the ways of imparting education. And that is how the augment of online learning on the scene of modes of delivery of education took place. Earlier the modes of digital education were confined to the closed doors of auditoriums within schools and colleges but have now broken free and transpired in the personal spaces of individuals. The homes and places of comfort that were earlier unimaginable for imparting knowledge and other things of importance whether it be concerned with new areas of leisure and hobbies are now catering to an established regime of filling up the gap left by the absence of traditional classrooms. And while going through the Covid-19 pandemic, it can be seen as a phenomenon widely being adopted all around the world. As E-learning being the only feasible option in the current dreadful times, it has been observed that the opinions of the general population are hugely divided into the benefits and flaw...

  Remote Working: A new normal The novel Coronavirus destroyed everything in a matter of days and social distancing became the new norm. Many people lost their lives, some lost their loved ones. It all went berserk in a matter of days. Here, Remote Working came to action. Well, of course, you’re going to have a disrupted work-life balance and a myriad of mental health issues due to social distancing. We are social animals and have a strong desire to meet and connect with people face-to-face. On the other hand, recently Microsoft has decided to expand its work-from-home policy and made it permanent for some workers. A survey conducted by Awfis, the leading co-working space provider, indicates that an average Indian working professional saves approximately 1.47 hours of travel time and Rs 5,520 per month while working from your home space. Companies also reported greater productivity & performance after months of employees working remotely. As the restrictions are being slac...

  Top Online Education Websites The global pandemic made us do so many things that we were not used to before. Carrying sanitizers, wearing masks, and isolating ourselves at home became a new norm and it was really hard to adjust at the start but now things are getting a bit better and we are slowly drifting towards normalcy. Students all around the world were suffering due to online classes as they were not familiar with the online mode of learning. But now with the help of many online education websites, people are gaining knowledge at the comfort of their home which is ultimately also helping them to enhance their skills. As most countries will extend the lockdown for several weeks or months, online classes are a great option to be busy and productive. 1. Coursera Coursera is an American massive open online course (MOOC) provider founded in 2012 by Stanford University’s computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller that offers massiv...

  Top Web Browsers An internet browser is a program through which you can use to view web pages and have access to the internet. The first web browser was created in 1990 and many are available for free. Our whole experience of using a web browser depends on the type of browser we use as some are demanding of our system resources or others are easy to use and navigate through.  There are a lot of browsers with good features and have immense popularity, with each one of them having its unique quality. So, it’s really hard to tell which is best amongst the rest. Some of the web browsers are: Google Chrome It is a popular browser by Internet giant Google and has the best mobile integration. Google also released Chrome 69 in 2018 for the browser’s 10 th birthday with a much better-revamped design and better password manager. There is a large array of apps and add ons available at the Chrome Store. Not to mention, hundreds of extensions can be downloaded for free in Chrome. As of ...

  White, Black, and Grey Hat Hackers Malicious online activities have become a usual part of our life. Hackers identify the weaknesses and find out methods to gain access to a system. With the use of bugs and viruses, they can easily enter and exploit the system and manipulate it the way they want it to function for their personal gains. But that doesn’t mean that all the hacker's intentions are bad, some are for the benefit of the company only. To simplify things a bit more, there are 3 types of hackers: White Hat Hackers   Many companies and government agencies actually employ hackers to help them secure their systems as they use their intelligence for the good. They are paid by the company for keeping the data of the company intact through penetration testing and continuously monitoring the system to find any threats. They usually do it with the permission of the owners and have extensive training and R&D teams to facilitate their work. Black Hat Hackers These...

   Andriod vs iOS Marvel Comics or DC comics, Coke or Pepsi, Ford or GM. Great rivalries bring out the best in competitors which makes them stand out from the crowd.  Mobile phone usage has become a part of our lives. Mobile phones contain hardware and software. These days there are many mobile companies and they develop their own operating systems for mobiles to function. Many companies are trying to develop the product innovatively to stand in the competition. Another comparison can be made on Android and iOS as they are always competing to be the best among the two.  These two operating systems seem quite similar but at the same time are very different in many aspects.  Android was created by Google and Apple launched iOS in 2007. Over the past decade, these two rivals are working to outperform themselves by offering such enticing features which you can’t get from others. Android  is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of...

Biometrics We live in a world today, in which technology moves at a very rapid pace and is full of innovation. Security is one of the biggest problems throughout the world. One of the technological advances is Biometrics which can be used to identify a person so that we can allow them to have access to a system or data. It helps us to differentiate digitally who has authorization and who has not. How biometrics works The system compares the data which it is receiving currently by the preset group of data already stored in the database. If both the attributes are matching up, that person will be granted access and if it’s not, then the same will be denied. Irises, handprints, modulation of your voice, facial recognition, etc. can be used to differentiate people when using biometrics.    Advantages of Biometrics Convenient and fast Not easy to fool the system Non-transferable No need to remember long and hard passwords   Disadvantages of Biometrics A high level of investme...

  Cyber Security Computer security is the protection of computer systems and networks from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.  Components of Cyber Security are Application Security : It encompasses measures or countermeasures that are taken during an application’s development process to protect it from threats that can come through flaws in the app design, development, deployment, upgrade, or maintenance. Information security : It is related to the protection of information from unauthorized access to avoid identity theft and to protect privacy. Network Security : It includes activities to protect the usability, reliability, integrity, and safety of the network. Disaster Recovery Planning : It is a process that includes performing risk assessment, establishing priorities, developing recovery stra...