RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, etc: What You Should Know?
You’ve probably come across the term RAID if you’ve been looking into PC storage. This article will explain what RAID is, and how different RAID levels affect overall performance. …
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Hyperthreading: Everything You Need to Know
Hyperthreading both acts and sounds like something out of a 90’s sci-fi film. This article seeks to demystify hyperthreading by defining it, simplifying it, explaining how hyperthreading works and …
32-bit vs 64-bit: What’s the Difference?
Even if you do not know anything about tech, you have probably still heard about the 32- vs 64-bit debate when it comes to processors. But since 64-bit clearly …
Antialiasing: Everything You Need to Know
Antialiasing is the next big thing in tech – or, at least, it’s a sensationalist way to start off an article, in spite of being pretty much meaningless and …
Contrast Ratio in TVs, Monitors, Projectors: Everything You Need to Know
Visuals on your screen – on TVs, monitors, projectors, phones, and so on – are made up of various forces interacting together. Brightness, gamma, and contrast are three things …
PCI Express (or PCIe): Everything You Need to Know
PCIe stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, and it is a standard for internal devices on a computer. If you are curious as to what the difference is between …
5.1 vs 7.1. Surround Sound – What’s The Difference And is it Worth it?
Even as someone who likes to avoid pre-historic clichés like the plague, I find it pertinent to say that the difference between the best home theater speakers and even …
Link Aggregation: What is it and How Does it Work?
Link aggregation is useful for connecting switches with multiple Ethernet ports and other devices with multiple ports. There is, however, more to it than simply connecting two devices to …
What is IGMP Snooping?
IGMP or Internet Group Management Protocol is an advanced internet option used for multicast traffic on VLANs. It constrains this traffic and ensures that it is only broadcasted to …
What is QOS and Dynamic QOS: Should You Use it?
What is QoS? If you can answer correctly… I have no idea why you’re reading this. Maybe you’re just here to ask the follow-up “What is Dynamic QOS?”. Maybe …
What is MU-MIMO? Everything You Need to Know
Confusing acronyms are not uncommon in the world of tech. MU-MIMO is simply one of these. The MIMO stands for Multiple Input, Multiple Output. The MU means Multiple User. …
On-ear vs Over-ear Headphones
There might be very few sweeping generalizations as inarguable as the fact that everybody likes listening to music in one form or another, with over 50% of people describing …
Wi-Fi Booster vs Repeater vs Extender vs Access Point: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve ever tried to expand your Wi-Fi coverage, you’ve probably come across many devices that offer to do this. The problem is that with terms like Wi-Fi booster …
Why to Shut Down the Computer Properly and Why it Matters
The importance of shutting down your computer properly is like prepping really hard for an exam. The more you go deep into the nooks and crannies of what you’re …