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title: "Prashant Rathour (@prashant-rathour) | Hashnode"
description: "Aspiring Software Engineer | Learning, Building, Sharing. Read the latest articles by Prashant Rathour on Hashnode."
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# Prashant Rathour

@prashant-rathour · Joined February 2026

Aspiring Software Engineer | Learning, Building, Sharing

### [Understanding Network Devices: Modem, Router, Switch, Firewall & Load Balancer](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/understanding-network-devices-modem-router-switch-firewall-and-load-balancer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn how modem, router, switch, firewall, and load balancer work together in real-world networks and scalable web systems.

4 min read · [prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/understanding-network-devices-modem-router-switch-firewall-and-load-balancer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-network-devices-modem-router-switch-firewall-and-load-balancer/6991f6e67e3dba16804e3a6e)

### [Emmet for HTML: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Faster Markup](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/emmet-for-html-a-beginners-guide-to-writing-faster-markup?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn how to use Emmet in VS Code to write HTML faster with abbreviations, nesting, multiplication, and boilerplate generation.

3 min read · [prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/emmet-for-html-a-beginners-guide-to-writing-faster-markup?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/emmet-for-html-a-beginners-guide-to-writing-faster-markup/6991f6333c9c5c8a3b7c7318)

### [CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn CSS selectors from scratch — element, class, ID, group, and descendant selectors — explained clearly for beginners.

4 min read · [prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision/6991f5733c9c5c8a3b7c7315)

### [TCP vs UDP: When to Use What, and How TCP Relates to HTTP](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/tcp-vs-udp-when-to-use-what-and-how-tcp-relates-to-http?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Understand the difference between TCP and UDP, when to use each, and how HTTP runs on top of TCP in web communication.

4 min read · [prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/tcp-vs-udp-when-to-use-what-and-how-tcp-relates-to-http?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/tcp-vs-udp-when-to-use-what-and-how-tcp-relates-to-http/6990dcf55f8bfc340b5d033f)

### [DNS Record Types Explained: A Beginner-Friendly Guide](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/dns-record-types-explained-a-beginner-friendly-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn DNS record types in simple terms — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, and TXT — and how they work together to make websites and email function.

4 min read · [prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev](https://prashant-rathour.hashnode.dev/dns-record-types-explained-a-beginner-friendly-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/dns-record-types-explained-a-beginner-friendly-guide/6990dc32fb53b99df1b09ee0)