15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 140 – “The Fetch-Execute Cycle: What’s Your Computer Actually Doing?”
Today's lesson goal: Understand the intricacies of the fetch-execute cycle, the fundamental process underlying every operation in a computer's central processing unit (CPU).
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 139 – “What is Social Blade?”
Today's lesson goal: To explore Social Blade, its functionalities, the technology behind it, and its impact on social media analytics and content creators.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 138 – “SecuROM – The PC CD-ROM DRM that broke games”
Today's lesson goal: To explore the technical mechanisms and implications of SecuROM DRM on PC gaming, including its impact on game performance and user rights.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 137 – End of Time (Unix)
Today's lesson goal: Explore the technical concept of Unix time and the implications of its 'end of time' in 2038, focusing on its causes, potential impacts, and mitigation strategies.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 136 – “BIOS, CMOS, UEFI – What’s the Difference?”
Today's lesson goal: To elucidate the technical distinctions and evolutionary relationships between BIOS, CMOS, and UEFI in computer systems.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 135 – “What is IaaS?”
Today's lesson goal: Deeply explore Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), its components, how it operates in cloud computing, and its advantages and challenges in the IT landscape.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 134 – “What is OpenWRT?”
Today's lesson goal: Understand the basics of OpenWRT, its uses, features, and why it is a significant tool in network management and customization.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 133 – “What is UDP?”
Today's lesson goal: Understand the basics of UDP (User Datagram Protocol), its characteristics, uses, and differences from TCP.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 132 – “Why Kevin Mitnick Couldn’t Whistle in Prison?”
Today's lesson goal: Explore the reasons behind the restriction on Kevin Mitnick's whistling in prison, focusing on the technical and historical context.
15 Minutes a Day! – Lesson 131 – “Kevin Mitnick: How to Troll the FBI”
Today's lesson goal: Understand the hacking techniques and strategies used by Kevin Mitnick to evade the FBI, and how these methods impacted cybersecurity.