Technical Definitions

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

Computer Basics

Computer basic terms and its definition.

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)Binary Number System Bit and Byte Cache Memory Central Processing Unit (CPU)Compiler Computer Control Unit

Web Development

Web development terms and its definition.

AJAX API (Application Programming Interface)Bootstrap Cookies vs Sessions CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)CSS DNS (Domain Name System)HTML

Programming

Programming terms and its definition.

Abstract Class Abstract Factory design pattern Abstraction Adapter Design Pattern Array Big-O Notation Builder design pattern C Programming Language

Databases

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

ACID Properties Database Index DBMS (Database Management System)Foreign Key MongoDB MySQL Normalization NoSQL

Networking

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

Firewall IP Address IPv4 vs IPv6 LAN vs WAN OSI Model Router Subnet Mask TCP vs UDP

Cloud & DevOps

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

AWS (Amazon Web Services)CI/CD Cloud Computing Docker Git Kubernetes SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Virtual Machine

Security

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

Encryption Hashing JWT (JSON Web Token)Malware Phishing SSL/TLS Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)