backup/recovery

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Windows 7?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Windows 7.

Tech Trivia
What year was the first version of Windows released?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
After this is initially loaded into a computer by a boot program, it manages all the other programs in a computer. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
IcM is an area of ITSM that involves returning service to normal as quickly as possible after an incident, in a way that has little to no negative impact on the business. What does IcM stand for?
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For more about Windows 7, check out this video of the Windows 7 start button and improved calculator.

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about the CRUD cycle?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is CRUD cycle.

Tech Trivia
Who’s known as the father of the relational database?
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Secret Word of the Day
In 1977, this became the first commercial relational database management system. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
A BLOB is a large file that must be handled in a special way because of its size. What does BLOB stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about enterprise content management?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is enterprise content management (ECM).

Tech Trivia
What do you call data that isn’t currently either in transit or in temporary storage?
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Secret Word of the Day
In business accounting, this refers to expenses that aren’t directly related to production; in computing it’s the amount of processing time required for system software such as the OS and utilities. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
DBA certification has been a good career choice for a long time and demand continues to increase. What does DBA stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Blu-ray?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Blu-ray.

Tech Trivia
What kind of media is used in a holographic disk drive?
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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?
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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?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about virtual floppies?

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?
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