What is a domain name? Domain Name is the ” common ” name of a website. This is what makes it easier for users to remember the address of a site and access. Internet address, domain name, IP address … let’s take a look at these terms to see more clearly and understand how it works. Technical definition The domain name is… Read More »
Today, going on the internet has become a habit and has become commonplace. But this action is not limited only to plugging in your box, activating your WiFi or mobile connection. It is much broader, to such an extent that the concept of “web” established by the web (or World Wide Web) is totally associated with it.… Read More »
A firewall is a network protection device that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic and decides to allow or block some of this traffic based on a set of predefined security rules. Firewalls have been the first line of defense for networks for over 25 years. They create a barrier between trusted and controlled internal networks that… Read More »
Introduction to the HTTP protocol The protocol HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the protocol used on the Internet since 1990. Version 0.9 was only intended to transfer data over the Internet (in particular Web pages are written in HTML ] Version 1.0 of the protocol (the most used ) now allows you to transfer messages with headers describing… Read More »
The IPv4 protocol or Internet Protocol 4 (RFC 791) was originally used in ARPANET. Although it is the fourth generation of the Internet protocol, it is the first major version of the Internet protocol that finds its application for most of the Internet. There is a newer IPv6 that is being deployed. According to IPv4,… Read More »
History: Created in 2004 by Marc Zuckerberg, then a student at Harvard University, Facebook is a social network website. Principle: Facebook allows its users to enter personal information and interact with other users. The information likely to be made available to the network concerns civil status, studies, and centers of interest. This information makes it possible… Read More »
When you browse the Internet via your browser, you bounce from document to document by playing the role of the client who places his orders from servers to servers, according to the principle of hypertext. What is the principle of hypertext? I’ll let its inventor, my father, Tim Berners-Lee, explain this to you (Tim Berners-Lee may not have invented… Read More »
IPv6: Everything you need to know about this new Internet standard With the introduction of IPv6, the functioning of network communication changes drastically. Thanks to the increase in address space from 32 to 128 bits, this new protocol not only makes it possible to prevent the growing risk of address breaks but also to communicate in a… Read More »
What is WordPress? WordPress is the simplest and most popular way to create your own website or blog. In fact, WordPress manages over 35.2% of all websites on the Internet. Yes – more than one in four websites you visit is likely powered by WordPress. On a slightly more technical level, WordPress is an open-source content management system licensed… Read More »
1- What is “Tumblr”? Tumblr followers should roll their eyes when reading this first question. But you have to start at the beginning: “Tumblr” is a microblogging platform and a social network that allows internet users to create a blog with very simple use in just a few clicks. “Tumblr” is therefore both the name of… Read More »
What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a social network created in 2002. It belongs to the Microsoft group and is characterized as the largest professional social network in the world. It includes: 150 million active users 200 countries 3 million users in Spain It is one of the most important social networks in the world and differs… Read More »
DNS servers are essential for the functioning of the web because they are the link between a website and an IP address. What is a DNS server? The DNS server (Domain Name System, or System of domain names in French) is a service whose main function is to translate a domain name into an IP address. To simplify, the DNS server acts as a… Read More »