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Transforming Education: The Hole in the Wall Project Empowering Indian Children
The Hole in the Wall Project is a unique IT experiment that has brought computer literacy to over 40,000 Indian children in just five years. By setting up computers in public places, children in urban and remote areas have been able to...
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Cyber Security for Absolute Beginners - 2022 Edition - Part 02 - Windows 10 Privacy - Turning Off Peer Updates
This video illustrates how the privacy of Windows 10 OS can be improved by turning off the peer updates features from other computers, especially where the internet is unreliable.
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Cyber Security for Absolute Beginners - 2022 Edition - Part 02 - Ethernet 101
This lesson will look at the ethernet protocol, referred to as the IEEE 802.3 protocol.
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Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - The TCP 3-Way Handshake
This video demonstrates how the TCP protocol operates in a 3-way mode through host-server-host communication.
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Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - TCP versus UDP
Here, we will understand transmission control protocol and user datagram protocol and the fundamental differences between the two.
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Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Ports and Protocols
This video explores the ports, networks, and protocols used to operate each port.
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Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Section Preview-5
This video briefly outlines the section concepts, including a typical home network setup, DHCP and DNS, commands used in them, TCP versus UDP, and firewalls and hardening networks to prevent attacks.
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Transmitter
An electronic device that produces radio waves with an antenna, usually for communication or measurement purposes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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The Elements: Silicon
Discover the unique properties of silicon, which is found in many things from sand to computers. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Silicon is a metalloid element. Silicon is found in sand, quartz, the Sun and stars. Silicon...
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Nanotechnology
The study and engineering of materials and devices at extremely small scales, in the region of 1 to 100 nanometres. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Fibre Optics
Light can be transported over huge distances via fibre optic cables, losing virtually no information. How is this possible? Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Fibre-optic cables carry information from our phones and computers as light. A...
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What Are Electromagnets?
How do electromagnets differ from permanent magnets, and what are they used for? Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. An electromagnet is created by running an electrical current through a coil of wire. An electromagnet...
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Binary: The Computer Language
We use binary every day – although we might not know it. Find out how this number system is used in computers to store large amounts of data. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
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Series and parallel circuits – Did you know?
Did you know that the first computer was so big it filled an entire room? Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Series and parallel circuits Learning Points The first computer built filled an entire room. A Twig Tidbit Film -...
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Computers
Today, computers are small enough to hold in our hands, but they haven’t always been this small. The world around us - Inventions - Clever technology Learning Points Computers can be used for lots of different things, like carrying out...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics For Kids
Learn more about Artificial Intelligence and robotics. Also, topics such as pattern recognition, machine learning, neural networks, self-driving cars, and speech recognition.
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History of Steve Jobs for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about Steve Jobs and his journey to the creation of Apple computers and modern devices such as the iPad and iPhone.
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History of Computer Science for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the history of computer technology, from the abacus of the ancient world to smartphones of the modern age.
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Grace Hopper for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about Grace Hopper, mathematician and early computer scientist who helped develop the first compiler and programming language, COBOL.
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Katherine Johnson's Impact on the U.S. Space Program
This video highlights Katherine Johnson's vital contributions to NASA, from calculating trajectories for the first manned space missions to helping bring Apollo 13 safely back to Earth. Her mathematical expertise was instrumental in the...
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What's Inside Your Computer Tower (CPU box)?
The main parts of a computer cabinet are the processor, motherboard, hard drive, and power supply. The processor is the most important part of the cabinet, and the motherboard is the board that takes up most of the visible space inside...
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Tim-Berners Lee and the Invention of the Internet for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about one of the creative engineers behind the invention of the world wide web, or the Internet, and technologies that led to its creation such as HTML, URLs, and web browsers.
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Big Ideas - Episode 17 - DARPA Grand Challenge / Driverless Cars
It had long been the idea of road safety experts to have vehicles that were not controlled by drivers, but rather by computers. Automated driving systems that cruise at a set distance from the car in front, park your car for you or steer...
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Living Green - Episode 161 - Electronic Garbage
Activists in Argentina are on a crusade to stop the growing mountain of electronic trash invading their country. Each year, the average Argentine generates 2.5 kg of electronic garbage, the majority made up of items such as old computers...