Bitcoin
Bitcoin (abbreviated BTC) is the first decentralized digital currency that is transacted on a peer to peer (person to person) network with no central banking authority involved. Bitcoin is exchanged for goods and services via a digital wallet on your smartphone or computer. Due to a built in limit of 21 million bitcoins that can
Blockchain
A blockchain is a data structure containing records, called blocks, which are chain linked together in a cryptographically secure way, and is verified by and accessible (readable) across a distributed, decentralized network of computers as a publicly agreed upon transaction ledger. Blockchain is the fundamental technology behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
USB-C
USB-C stands for “Universal Serial Bus Type-C”, a newer type of USB connector that was introduced in 2015. It supports the USB 3.1 specification which can produce data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps, and more recently USB 3.2, which can produce data transfer speeds of up to 20 Gbps. Unlike the previous USB-A
Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA), is an enhanced security mechanism that requires a computer user to have not just one, but two items in order to authenticate (sign-in). The first item is something you know, such as your typical password. The second item is something you have, such as a physical cell phone that an access code
Web Browser
A web browser is a software program used to process and display web pages located on the World Wide Web (WWW) using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Web page content most commonly includes text, graphics, multimedia files such as video and audio, and interactive software (web email, banking etc.). Web pages often have hyperlinks that
