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      <title>How To Get Started IN Technical Writing</title>
      <dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/how-to-get-started-in-technical-writing-4c70</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hey there!. Are you interested to venture and start technical writing for various company or even have your own blog site.Here are some steps to get started.&lt;br&gt;
   1.Have a good laptop or desktop with a minimum RAM of 4gb and a storage of about 256gb.&lt;br&gt;
   2.Learn and Practice Programming languages which will be a basic start for you in technical writing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build various projects with the language that you have clearly learnt.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start writing blogs like (How to create a calculator with python) something like that.Then post your blog on free blogging sites like &lt;strong&gt;Hash node,Medium and Dev.to&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Market yourself on social media platforms like X and thread.So as people to see your work.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send cold emails to various recruiters that deal with technical writing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
In conclusion, you have now understood how to get started in Technical Writing and therefore practice and you will be great thank you.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>writing</category>
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      <category>coding</category>
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      <title>Understanding PostgreSQL</title>
      <dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/understanding-postgresql-3d20</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;*&lt;em&gt;**PostgreSQL&lt;/em&gt;* - is a popular OPen -Source Object-Relational Database Management System.That is used to store data and allowing them to be restored when their need arises.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PostgreSQL is a cross-platform and runs on various operating systems such as _Microsoft,Windows ,UNIX,Mac OS ,linux and so on.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;          **Features Of PostgreSQL**
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;1.It is compatible with various languages such as JAVA,Python,Ruby,Perl, C++.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;2.It is an open-source,hence easy to download from the official PostgreSQL.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;3.It is compatible on several operating systems.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;4.It is secure since it supports and follows several aspects of security.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;          ** Advantages of PostgreSQL**
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It is very easy to use&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It requires low maintenance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PostgreSQL manages data in relational database hence its very powerful.
              &lt;strong&gt;Disadvantages of PostSQL&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;it is not very first compared to MySQl&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Does not support some open-source applications compared to MySQL&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
it is now clear that you have understood what is PostgreSQL,its features, advantages and drawbacks.Happy Learning&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Cyber Security vs Ethical Hacking</title>
      <dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/cyber-security-vs-ethical-hacking-2n5k</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/cyber-security-vs-ethical-hacking-2n5k</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;What is the diffrence?&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Network Penetration Testing</title>
      <dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/network-penetration-testing-2943</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/network-penetration-testing-2943</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Network Penetration testing is the process of indentifying security vulnerabilities in applications and systems by intentionally using various malicious techniques to evaluate the network's security&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;      ** Categoris Of Network Penetration**
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pre-connection attacks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gainning Attack.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Post-connection attacks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

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      <title>What is Ethical Hacking</title>
      <dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/what-is-ethical-hacking-30me</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/what-is-ethical-hacking-30me</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Ethical Hacking, refers to gaining access or an unauthorized attempt to access a computer system or data.Therefore, Ethical hacking is used to protect and improve security of computer and network systems through fixing vulnerability found during testing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight plaintext"&gt;&lt;code&gt;           **Categories of Ethical Hacking**
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;1.Network Hacking&lt;br&gt;
2.Website Hacking &lt;br&gt;
3.Email Hacking &lt;br&gt;
4.Computer Hacking &lt;br&gt;
5.Password hacking &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All these in general are various types of hacking that attackers focuses to,in order to get access to the targeted information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;However,there some importance of  conducting ethical hacking, since it helps to get back lost information.&lt;br&gt;
Also it is through Penetration testing that helps to increase the security of a computer and network&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Some drawbacks regarding Ethical Hacking,is that it can harm the and get personal information of a particular person.Hence,&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Hello am new here.</title>
      <dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2023 08:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/patrickndungu/hello-am-new-here-b9f</link>
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