DIFFERENTIATIONS

HTTP HTTPS
It stands for Hypertext Transfer It stands for Hypertext Transfer
Protocol Protocol secure
It does not use SSL/TLS protocol It uses SSL/TLS protocol for
for encryption and encryption and authentication
authentication
It is insecure to share personal It is secure to share personal and
and financial information financial information

HTML XML
It stands for Hypertext Markup It stands for eXtensive Markup
Language Language
It is static in nature It is dynamic in nature
It is not case sensitive It is case sensitive

Bridge Gateway
It is a device that connects It is a device that connects
similar network dissimilar network
It is faster It is slower as protocol
conversion takes place
It filters traffic based on MAC It converts and routes traffic
address between different network

Bit rate Baud rate

It is the number of bits It refers to the numbers of signal
transmitted during one second units per second that are
required to represent those bits
 Repeater Router
It is a network device which It is a network device that
amplifies and restores signals for forwards data from one network
long distance transmission to another
Repeaters are used to ensure Routers are used to ensure that
the data packets reach their packets are travelling the most
destination efficient paths to their
destinations
It is of two kinds: amplifier and It can be wired or wireless
signal repeater

Hub Switch
Repeats the incoming traffic to Sends traffic only to appropriate
all connections connections
Offers single lane connection, Establishes two lane
hence either send or receive at a communication, facilitating send
time and receives at the same time
Shares bandwidth among its Does not share bandwidth, each
connection connection gets full bandwidth
Inexpensive choice Expensive than hubs

Client-side scripting Server-side scripting

Script code is downloaded and The script is executed at the
executed at the client-end server-end and result is sent to
the client-end
It depends on the browsers It does not depend on the
browsers
Services are secure as the do not Have access to files and
have access to files and databases but have security
databases considerations when sending
sensitive information
Affected by the processing speed Affected by the processing speed
 of user’s computer of the host server
Web browser Web server
It is client that navigates through It is a WWW server that
the World Wide Web and responds to the requests made
displays the web pages by web browsers
Example: google chrome, Example: Appache HTTP Server
Microsoft internet explorer

Guided media Unguided media

Uses a physical path or Broadcast the signals through
conductor to transmit the data the air
signals
Also known as wired media or Also known as wireless media or
bound transmission media unbound transmission media
Provide direction to the data Does not provide direction to
signal travelling the data signal travelling
Examples: twisted pair cables, Examples : radiowave,
coaxial cables microwave

Client-server network P2P network

The server controls security of No central control over security
the network
The server manages the No central control over the
network. Needs a dedicated network. Anyone can set up
team of people to manage the
server
Client are dependent on the Client are not dependent on the
server server
Data is all backed up on the main Each computer has to be backed
server up. Data can be easily deleted by
the users
 Circuit switching Packet switching
A dedicated communication No dedicated path is established
path(physical path) is between the source and the
established between the sender destination
and user
The entire message uses the The Data packets travel
same path independently and may take
different paths
It is more reliable It is less reliable
It does not support store and It supports store and forward
forward transmission transmission

Tree topology Bus topology

Here the nodes are organized in Here the nodes are connected to
the form of tree a single cable, known as the
backbone
It is more expensive as it is It is less expensive as one
densely wired continuous cable is used

LAN WAN
It Is spread over a small area It is spread over a very large area
It usually cost less to set it up It costs higher to set it up
It is a single network It is a network of many network

IP address MAC address

It stands for Internet Protocol It stands for Media Access Card
It is a logical address may change It is a physical address, of a host
depending upon certain factors remains the same always
It is used to transport data from It is used to deliver the data to
one network to another network the right device within the
using TCP/IP protocol network
 Radio wave Micro wave
It is not line-of-sight It is line-of-sight transmission as
transmission as the signal travel the signal travels in a straight
through all directions line
A radio set up consists of a In Microwave communication,
receiver and transmitter. Both two parabolic antennas are
uses antennas to radiate and mounted on towers, building or
capture the radio signals hills to send and receive signals
through air
These waves have frequencies These waves have frequencies
ranging from 3kHz to 1GHz ranging from 1GHz to 300GHz

Twisted pair cables Coaxial cable

The transmission of signal the transmission of signal
happens via metallic conducting happens via the inner conductor
wire of the cable
it is less expensive It is expensive compared to
twisted pair cable
Used in telephone network and Used in radio transmission and
cable shielding television signal distribution
It has low bandwidth capabilities It has moderate bandwidth
capabilities

w Intranet
Internet is used to connect Intranet is owned by private
different networks of computers firms.
simultaneously.
On the internet, there are On an intranet, there are limited
multiple users. users.
Anyone can access the Internet. In this, anyone can’t access the
Intranet.
 Modulation Demodulation
Digital data of the sender The analog data is converted to
computer is converted in analog the digital form for the target
form computer
Modulation is connected from Demodulation is connected from
transmitting end. Receiving end.

Client Server
It can obtain services from a It can be used to provide
server. services to multiple client.
It is simple operating system. It is complex operating system
It runs on the client devices like It runs on the server.
laptop, computer etc.