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Amwoga Khalwale What Is Soft Hand-off? Soft handoff refers to the overlapping of repeater coverage zones, so that every cell phone set is always well within range of at least one repeater (also called a base station). In some cases, mobile sets transmit signals to, and receive signals from, more than one repeater at a time. Soft handoff technology … Read more
What Is HashMap? HashMap denoted as HashMap<Key, Value> or HashMap<K, V>. It is the advanced version of HashTable and was introduced as a new class in JDK 1.2. It is a part of Java Collections. It provides the basic implementation of the Map interface of Java. It stores the data in (key, Value) pairs and … Read more
What Is Single Circulation? Single circulation is a circulation in which blood flows once through the heart in one complete cycle of the body with the blood being pumped through the capillaries of the gills and on to the capillaries of the body tissues. In an open circulatory system, blood vessels transport all fluids into … Read more
What Is Land Breeze? A land breeze is a local nighttime and early morning wind that occurs along coasts and blows offshore (from the land out to the sea). It arises at sunset when the sea surface is warmer than the adjacent land due to the land having a lower heat capacity and cooling off … Read more
Galvanometer Galvanometer is an electromechanical device used for detecting the presence of small current and voltage. It is also used to measure the magnitude of current. The current and its intensity is usually indicated by a magnetic needle’s movement or that of a coil in a magnetic field. The galvanometer is mainly used in the … Read more
Active Components An active component is a device that has an analog electronic filter with the ability to amplify a signal or produce a power gain. All electronic circuits must contain at least one active component. Examples of Active Components Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs) Transistors such as MOSFETs, FETs and JFET Diodes such as Zener diodes, … Read more
What Is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)? SMTP is the standard protocol for email services on a TCP/IP network. SMTP provides the ability to send and receive email messages. SMTP is one of the most common and popular protocols for email communication over the Internet and it provide intermediary network services between the remote email … Read more
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a block composed of dried clay but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured construction blocks. Bricks can be joined together using mortar, adhesives or by interlocking them. Bricks … Read more
Turtle Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They are among the oldest and most primitive groups of reptiles, having evolved millions of years ago. There are approximately 356 species of turtles. Turtles can both move around on land and swim in water. They move slowly on land, but they can … Read more
What is an asset? An asset refers to any resource that a company owns or controls and that can be used to generate economic value. These resources can take many forms, including physical objects like buildings, land, machinery, and equipment, as well as intangible items like patents, copyrights, trademarks, and goodwill. Assets are essential to … Read more