Just by looking at the bottom or rear part of an electronic IT device (such as a computer, router, monitor, etc.) or its accessories (mouse, keyboard or power source), we can identify a common feature: all of them have an identifying plate full of symbols. Each represents the product’s conformity with a series of rules or regulations applicable in a given country or economic area. The reason...
Multiprocessing is the use, within the same system, of several CPUs that share resources among them. There are many kinds of multiprocessing systems and they vary according to different aspects. Their type will first depend on the location of the CPUs (i.e., whether they are on the same die, chip or on the same board). Secondly, the multiprocessing system can vary depending on whether all CPUs...
It is well known that, ever since they first appeared in the 80s, PCs have CPUs with Intel architecture. The fact that there are many systems based on PCs is also common knowledge. However, the general public may be unaware of the features of embedded systems around us (such as cell phones, tablets, vehicles, appliances…). A great number of systems use an architecture created by an atypical...
While April Fools’ Day in the Anglo-Saxon world is a day for playing tricks on people, I can assure you that, as incredible as it may seem, what I’m about to tell you is absolutely true… As the title of this article suggests, there is indeed a standard for sending IP datagrams by carrier pigeon. The standard where this strange transport system – that uses carrier pigeons with IP packets written...
We are approaching the end of Q1 in 2018 and for various reasons across the world, I believe that in the coming days many of our readers will probably be taking a short break. Whether it’s because of traditional festive holidays that are coming up in many parts of the world or because of the change in the seasons. So, this is a great moment to pause and think how 2018 has progressed so far. I...
Software development involves far more than the mere production of code. It goes beyond writing instructions and knowing specific syntax and grammar rules. So, we may well ask ourselves: what is software and how is it developed? One of the best examinations of this subject was done by Peter Naur – creator of the BNF notation and winner of a Turing award – in his essential article “Programming as...
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