The Universal Naming Convention (UNC) is a standard for identifying network resources, such as files, printers, and servers, on a computer network. A network resource is identified by its UNC path, which is a combination of its hostname, share name, and file or directory path. For example, a file stored on a server named “server1” … Read more
Bitcoin is a digital asset and a payment system invented by Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public dispersed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin is unique in that there are a finite number of them: 21 million. Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known … Read more
Second Life is a three-dimensional virtual world created by Linden Lab, a company based in San Francisco. Users can create avatars, or virtual representations of themselves, and explore the world. They can interact with other users, buy and sell virtual goods, and create and inhabit virtual spaces. The term “Second Life” can refer to the … Read more
The Browserless Web is a term that refers to the ability to access the World Wide Web without the use of a web browser. This can be done through the use of a variety of different devices and technologies, including mobile phones, handheld devices, set-top boxes, and more. The Browserless Web is often seen as … Read more
A spider is a type of bot, or automated program, that is typically used by search engines to crawl the web in order to collect data about web pages. Spiders visit websites and read their pages and other information in order to index them for search engines. What will spider eat? Spiders are not carnivorous … Read more
