Qi is a proprietary standard of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) for wireless energy transmission using electromagnetic induction over short distances. According to WPC, the Qi standard, which was founded in 2008, is supported by over 1000 different devices and counts over 200 companies among its members. The first supplier of smartphones was the South Korean manufacturer Samsung, whose Samsung … [Read more...]
Computer and Internet
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Pros and Cons of Internet Access via Satellite
Internet via satellite is a satellite-based Internet access. Geostationary satellites are often used for this purpose, but satellite constellations in low or medium Earth orbits (LEO or MEO) are also used. Basically, a distinction must be made between two types of satellite connection. In 2-way satellite connection the outward and return channels (downstream and upstream) are established via a … [Read more...]
Basics of App Store
App Store is the name given to an Internet-based digital distribution platform for application software. The software comes either from the operator of the platform itself, but mostly from third-party providers, such as free software developers and software companies. The service allows users to select and download software from a catalog for mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, and … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of Web Application
Traditionally, a web application is increasingly run on the server side. There are also approaches as distribution variants that provide for a more client-heavy execution of a web application. The web client is becoming an increasingly independent entity to free up server-side resources. These approaches are particularly relevant for B2C applications – such as Facebook or Gmail – as such projects … [Read more...]
How Web Application Works
A web application is an application program based on the client-server model. Unlike traditional desktop applications, web applications are not installed locally on the user's computer. Some of the data processing takes place on a remote web server. The results of the data processing are transmitted to the user's local client computer (thin client). A web application is usually used via a web … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of Online Outsourcing
Online outsourcing is the internet-based version of outsourcing, the outsourcing of a department or work area to a third-party company. Online outsourcing mainly outsources IT services and marketing tasks, which can be performed via the Internet. Examples include programming and web design assignments, multimedia productions, logo creation and search engine optimization. However, business services … [Read more...]
Testing Levels of Software Testing
A software test tests and evaluates software for its fulfilment of the requirements defined for its use and measures its quality. The knowledge gained is used to detect and fix software errors. Tests during software development are used to ensure that the software is put into operation as error-free as possible. The classification of the test stages (sometimes also called test cycles) follows … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of Web Service
A web service provides an interface for machine-to-machine or application communication over computer networks such as the Internet. In this process, data is exchanged and functions are called on remote computers (servers). Each web service has a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that uniquely identifies it. In addition, depending on the implementation, a web service contains an interface … [Read more...]
Different Types of Virtual Marketplace
In our earlier article, we have discussed about Virtual Marketplace (Electronic Marketplaces). Marketplaces can be described from three different pages based on the companies that initiate the marketplace. As with all electronic business models that support trade relationships, these are buy-side, sell-side, and neutral marketplaces. The operator structure has a significant influence on the … [Read more...]
What is Virtual Marketplace
A virtual marketplace, also known as an electronic marketplace (EMP), is a term used in the field of e-business. It represents a virtual place/market space within a higher-level data network within which virtual business transactions are carried out, which can be supported by the marketplace operator (as a third party) at any stage of the coordination process with the help of information-oriented … [Read more...]
Credit Card Fraud: Basic Details
Credit card fraud is a form of white-collar fraud in which forged or stolen credit card information is used to cause financial harm to account holders and/or merchants involved. In addition to the physical theft of the card, for example by pickpockets, credit card details are increasingly being stolen using electronic methods. To do this, the perpetrators make use of various possibilities, such … [Read more...]