Category: Letter H

  • Hardware Profile

    Hardware Profile

    Hardware Profile is the information about the configuration of devices and services that are used to boot an operating system into a certain configuration.

  • Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML)

    Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML)

    The Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML) is a simple language used to create hypertext-like content for small display, handheld devices.

  • Mastering Home Area Networks: The Essential Guide

    Mastering Home Area Networks: The Essential Guide

    HAN, Home Area Network, is a network that facilitates communication among devices with network capabilities within the close vicinity of a home.

  • Half-Duplex Communication

    Half-Duplex Communication

    In technical applications, half-duplex allows a device to send information and then switch to receive mode, similar to a walkie-talkie. When one person speaks, they press a button, and their message travels across a single channel.

  • Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)

    Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)

    HAL, or hardware abstraction layer, is a thin layer of software at the base of the Microsoft Windows Server that offers a uniform interface between the underlying hardware and the higher layers of the operating system.

  • Hacking

    Hacking

    Hacking (network) is any attempt to compromise a network’s security. Black, White, and Grey Hat Hacking.

  • H.323 Gateway

    H.323 Gateway

    H.323 gateway is a service that allows you to connect an H.323-based communication system on the Internet to a telephony system.

  • H.323 Explained: The Backbone of Legacy VoIP Systems

    H.323 Explained: The Backbone of Legacy VoIP Systems

    Discover the fundamentals of H.323, an enduring protocol suite for voice and video conferencing over IP. This comprehensive guide dives into its history, core components, and relevance today.

  • Host Name Resolution

    Host Name Resolution

    Host Name Resolution is the process by which a host determines the IP address of another host given its host name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) on a TCP/IP network.

  • HOST ID

    HOST ID

    Master the concept of Host ID in IP addressing. Learn how to calculate it using NANDing with the subnet mask and understand its role in network identification.

  • Homogeneous Network

    Homogeneous Network

    Explore what a Homogeneous Network is, its differences from Heterogeneous Networks, and its impact on network management and performance.

  • High-level Data Link Control (HDLC)

    High-level Data Link Control (HDLC)

    HDLC, or High-level Data Link Control, is a standard synchronous communication protocol at the data-link layer of the Open Systems Interconnection reference model that is used for wide area network synchronous serial connections over leased lines.