Image Source : Socerg Systems CACHING Caching is what happens when a web browser stores recurring website assets—like images and font styles—so that the website will load faster on repeat visits from the same user. By caching, your browser won’t have to reinvent the wheel every time the site is requested. CLOUD COMPUTING Cloud computing is a practice where data is not stored locally on your own computer, but instead is spread out among a number of remote servers accessible through the internet. Service like Google Docs, Facebook, and Gmail are examples of cloud computing—you are interacting with data on your home computer that is stored externally in “the cloud.” FIREWALLS Firewalls are systems designed to protect and secure a computer network—everything from a commercial web service to your home WiFi network —from external security risks. Firewalls monitor inbound and outbound network traffic and determine whether or not to allow the traffic through ba...
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