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Login vs Log On   Do you login or do you log on to your computer and different websites? This is a question that is difficult to answer for even experts. In fact, there are many who thing that both are synonymous and either can be used to describe the act of getting inside a website or being allowed to use... 
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Hard Copy vs Soft Copy These days, banks ask account holders whether they want to have a hard copy or a soft copy of their bank statement. Internet Service Provider cajole customers to accept soft copies of their bills rather than pressing for hard copies. So, what is the difference between a hard copy and a soft... 
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ICT vs Computer When computers first arrived on the scene, they were bulky, and did not have as much power and efficiency as they do today. There were far fewer applications and uses of computer, and being expensive, they were mostly used in big organizations or where there were specific and specialized uses... 
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Bandwidth vs Speed Bandwidth and speed are two parameters to refer the performance of systems. When considering the internet connections, sometimes, the terms ‘Bandwidth’ and ‘Speed’ are used with the same meaning of data transfer rate (or bit rate). It is related to the amount of data being transferred... 
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Structured vs Unstructured Structured and Unstructured are two types of data or information that show differences between them when it comes to their concepts and meanings. The description of data contained in fields is what is called as structured information. On the other hand, all binary documents are called... 
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Bandwidth vs Data Rate When talking about network connections, sometimes, the two terms ‘bandwidth’ and ‘data rate’ are used with the same meaning of data transfer rate (or bit rate). It is related to the amount of data being transferred within a second. However, bandwidth and data rate have different... 
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Bit Rate vs Baud Rate Both bit rate and baud rate are parameters of measuring the speed of data transfer. Although bit rate and baud rate can be of the same value, in some cases, these two terms have different meanings. Bit rate is the amount of bits being transferred within a unit time, where baud rate is the amount... 
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Octet vs Byte In computing, bit is the basic unit of information. Simply, a bit can be seen as a variable that can take only one of the two possible values. These two possible values are ‘0’ and ‘1’ and interpreted as binary digits. The two possible values could also be interpreted as logical (Boolean)... 
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Upload vs Download In computer networks, data is always transferred from one place to another in order to accomplish various tasks. This can be easily performed using Uploading and Downloading. These are the two processes, which are used for transferring data between a client and a server. Uploading is the process... 
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Bit vs Baud In computing, bit is the basic unit of information. Simply, a bit can be seen as a variable that can take only one of two possible values. These two possible values are ‘0’ and ‘1’ and interpreted as binary digits. The two possible values could also be interpreted as logical (Boolean) values,... 
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Bit vs Byte In computing, bit is the basic unit of information. Simply, a bit can be seen as a variable that can take only one of two possible values. These two possible values are ‘0’ and ‘1’ and interpreted as binary digits. The two possible values could also be interpreted as logical (Boolean) values,... 
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Real Time System vs Online System We are all used to real time systems as we deal with them in all walks of life. We also know what an online system is as surfing is a particular example of online system that is all pervasive today. There are online systems that are almost real time as RTGS which is online system... 
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Master vs Slave Master/Slave is a communication model in which a device or a process designated as a Master possesses control of other device/devices or processes called the slave/slaves. Simply, a master is a device or a process that controls other devices or processes and a slave is a device or a process that is... 
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Buffering vs Caching In general, buffering is the process of holding data in a region of the memory until the data is transported from one place to another. Buffering is used when moving data between processes in the computer and in telecommunication. Typically, buffering is required when there is difference... 
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Optical vs Physical Mouse Optical and physical mouse are kinds of mouse used in reducing the regular use of the keyboard and simply access various functions. With this gadget, you can easily drag, select, track, move icons, folders and files. What is Optical Mouse? Optical Mouse is a kind of mouse that utilizes... 
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QTP 10 vs QTP 11 QTP 10 and QTP 11  are two versions of the Quick Test Professional (QTP), which is a testing tool to judge the proficiency of individuals in functional Graphic User Interface. It helps in testing a lot of topics such as standard windows applications, web objects, Active X controls, .Net, Java,... 
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Top-Down Approach vs Bottom-Up Approach Top-down approach and Bottom-up approach are two approaches that are commonly employed when designing any project. Not many understand the differences between these two approaches and this article intends to highlight the features of both to make it easier for the reader... 
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File vs Folder File and folder are commonly used terms in computer terminology. One comes across these terms a lot when using a Windows based system. Often people, mainly beginners are confused when using these terms. Basically all the data in a hard drive is contained in either files or folders. The most basic... 
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