Binary vs ASCII Binary code is a method used in computers and digital devices, to represent and transfer text, symbols, or processor instructions. Since computers and digital devices perform their fundamental operations based on two voltage values (High or Low), every bit of data involved with a process has to be converted into that […]
Difference Between Header and Footer
Header vs Footer If you read a nice type set book, you will always note a series of word segments and numbers running both at the top of the page and bottom of the page all along the book. These contain general information about the book such as the author, the title of the […]
Difference Between Multimedia and Hypermedia
Multimedia vs Hypermedia Both multimedia and hypermedia are common terms in our technical jargons, and though their meaning may seem to coincide, there is a significant difference between the two concepts. Multimedia is the presentation of text, graphics, animations, audio, and video using computers in an integrated manner, in computers, whereas hypermedia is the […]
Difference Between Encoder and Decoder
Encoder vs Decoder In modern technological environment, transmitting, storing, and interpreting information plays a key role in the operation of all the electronic based systems, whether it is a digital device or an analog device or a computer system or a software system. In the general sense, an encoder is a component in a […]
Difference Between Platform and Environment
Platform vs Environment Computer platform and computer environment are two terms used in computer science, which are closely related. Therefore, their meanings are almost synonymous in common use, but more explicit definitions show the differences of the terms and their usage. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s dictionary, a platform is the type of computer […]
Difference Between Bitmap and Vector
Bitmap vs Vector In computer graphics, Bitmap and Vector graphics are two file formats that are used to store digital images. The bitmap format uses an array of bits with reference to the position of the each bit; that is, a map of bits to represent the image. Bitmap belongs to raster graphics image […]
Difference Between DOC and RTF
DOC vs RTF Both DOC and RTF are proprietary document file formats used by Microsoft for software. The RTF was introduced in 1987 as a cross platform document interchange format and the DOC format was originally used as a file format for plain text documents and was used in Microsoft WordPerfect word processor throughout […]
Difference Between GIF and JPEG
GIF vs JPEG The JPEG and GIF digital image file formats are used in computers and related devices. Both Image file formats are extensively used in world wide web, and JPEG is also used in digital photography. JPEG and GIF produce images by the use of a bitmap, hence called raster graphics images. Producing […]
Difference Between JPEG and JPG
JPEG vs JPG JPEG or JPG is an image file format used in computers and devices related to digital imaging, which bears the name of the committee that developed it, Joint Photographic Experts Group. More precisely JPEG is a standard for image compression using lossy compression methods. JPEG committee was formed in late 1980`s […]
Difference Between Login and Log On
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 […]