Aug 28 2008 5:44PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Networking,
cooling,
DataCenter,
green computing,
Tech Trivia,
water cooling
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is softcooling.
Tech Trivia
In a data center, hydrophobia is the fear of _____________________.
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
In a computing context, this is the air temperature of any environment where computers and related equipment are kept. In general, a safe range is between 60 and 75 degrees F. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
CVC optimizes the path of air flow through server systems with high component density, increasing the efficiency with which heat is removed. What does CVC stand for?
Answer
Aug 27 2008 9:28PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Channel,
OEM,
VAR,
sales,
Tech Trivia,
vendor
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is VAR-to-VAR.
Tech Trivia
Don’t be a part of the problem. Be a part of the _______! What overused term is used by vendors as a catch-all for many technology products or services?
Answer
In IT, this is a company that typically buys products in bulk from a manufacturer and then “adds value” to the original equipment by including specific software applications or other components. What’s the secret word?
Answer
OEM is used to refer to the company that acquires a product or component and then reuses it or incorporates it into a new product with under its own brand name. What does OEM stand for?
Answer
Aug 26 2008 7:50PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Storage,
HDTV,
displays,
video,
Tech Trivia,
Streaming media,
backup/recovery,
hologram
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Blu-ray.
Tech Trivia
What kind of media is used in a holographic disk drive?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
Despite its name, these days this device (which enables a TV set to receive and decode digital television broadcasts) often ends up in a cabinet or shelf below a screen, especially if it’s a flatscreen HDTV mounted to a wall. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
Do you have a Blu-ray player and HDTV? The odds are good that you’ve connected them with an HDMI cable. What does HDMI stand for?
Answer
Aug 25 2008 6:22PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Web 2.0,
Tech Trivia,
business model
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is freemium.
Tech Trivia
Who coined the term “Web 2.0?”
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is the act of taking a function traditionally performed by an employee and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people using information technology. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
After 3 years of three years of study, NIST concluded that the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 was due to fire, not debris damage or some conspiracy demolition team. What does NIST stand for?
Answer
Aug 22 2008 9:02AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
programming,
gaming,
Microsoft
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is XNA Game Studio.
Tech Trivia
What psychological disorder was the K-scale developed to diagnose?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This term refers to a sharp rise in the frequency for a given variable, usually immediately followed by a similar decrease. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
PLATO, a computer-based training (CBT) network developed in the 1960s, is often credited as the earliest example of a virtual community. What does PLATO stand for?
Answer
Aug 21 2008 10:24AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Uncategorized,
Security,
spyware,
malware,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is drive-by download.
Tech Trivia
What was the first computer virus to spread in the wild?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This term refers to unwanted programming that is downloaded and installed along with a user-requested program — much as certain crustaceans cling to ships and go along for the ride.
Answer
Acronym Challenge
McAfee came up with the term PUP because marketing firms objected to having their products called spyware. What does PUP stand for?
Answer
Aug 20 2008 1:07PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Disaster recovery,
hardware,
Virtualization,
DataCenter,
Tech Trivia,
backup/recovery
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is virtual floppy disk.
Tech Trivia
3.5-inch diskettes are rigid. So why are they called “floppies?”
Answer (Scroll to the second paragraph.)
Secret Word of the Day
Although opinions differ, according to Eric S. Raymond in The New Hacker’s Dictionary, one of these is always 1,048,576 bytes.
Answer
Acronym Challenge
CO is a technique for getting more data on a storage medium by analyzing the data for unique repetitive patterns that are then stored as shorter symbols. What does CO stand for?
Answer
Aug 19 2008 9:56AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Linux,
Development,
UNIX,
open source,
programming
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Enlightenment.
Tech Trivia
Why is free software not always free of charge?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
More familiar in a boxing context, in IT this term describes a language, protocol or program that is less complex than the norm. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
The LSB project seeks to increase compatibility among systems that use different versions of Unix and to make them more compatible with non-Unix systems as well. What does LSB stand for?
Answer
Aug 18 2008 12:38PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Microsoft Windows,
collaboration,
Web services,
Microsoft,
Telepresence,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Sharepoint Services.
Tech Trivia
What year did Microsoft incorporate?
a. 1971
b. 1976
c. 1981
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
What do you call part of an organization’s intranet that is extended to external users, such as customers or business partners?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
A VPN uses uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization’s network. What does VPN stand for?
Answer
