Technical Definitions

Short, clear definitions for computer, web, programming, database, networking, cloud and security terms.

270 pages

Computer Basics

Computer basic terms and its definition.

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)ASCII Table & Converter Binary Number System BIOS and UEFI Bit and Byte Booting (Boot Process)Cache Memory

Web Development

Web development terms and its definition.

AJAX API (Application Programming Interface)Bootstrap CDN (Content Delivery Network)Cookies vs Sessions CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)CSS CSS Flexbox

Programming

Programming terms and its definition.

Abstract Class Abstract Factory design pattern Abstraction Adapter Design Pattern Array Asynchronous Programming Big-O Notation Binary Search

Databases

Database terms and concepts: SQL, keys, joins, normalization, NoSQL and more.

ACID Properties Alternate Key Candidate Key CAP Theorem Composite Key Data Warehouse Database Index Database Replication

Networking

Networking terms: IP addresses, subnets, routers, TCP/UDP, the OSI model, firewalls and VPNs.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)Bandwidth vs Latency Default Gateway DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)Firewall FTP (File Transfer Protocol)ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)IP Address

Cloud & DevOps

Cloud computing and DevOps terms: SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD and AWS.

API Gateway Auto Scaling AWS (Amazon Web Services)Blue-Green Deployment CI/CD Cloud Computing Configuration Management (Ansible)Cron Job

Security

Security terms: encryption, hashing, SSL/TLS, phishing, malware, two-factor authentication and JWT.

Authentication vs Authorization Brute Force Attack CSP (Content Security Policy)CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)DDoS Attack Digital Signature Encryption End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)