Jan 31 · 4 min read · Understanding Basic Network Devices (From a Beginner’s Point of View) When I first started learning about how the internet actually works, I kept hearing words like modem, router, switch, firewall, and load balancer. At first, they all sounded like f...
Join discussionJan 24 · 7 min read · 1. The Gateway: The Modem The Modem (Modulator-Demodulator) is your interpreter. The internet outside your house usually travels via fiber optics, coaxial cable, or phone lines as analog signals. Your computer, however, only speaks digital (1s and 0s...
Join discussion
Jan 23 · 4 min read · Before working with backend systems and production deployments, it’s important to understand how data actually travels from the internet to your device. Network vs Internet Network A network is a group of connected devices that can share data with e...
Join discussion
Jan 20 · 2 min read · Introduction This blog explains how the basic network devices constitute to form an end to end system for transmission of data from one part of the world to another. Modem It acts as a translator between the computer and internet service provider IS...
Join discussion