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Dec 4 2008   12:15PM GMT

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



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware, Networking, Storage, broadband, CIO, DataCenter, Tech Trivia, connections

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is InfiniBand.

Tech Trivia
It looks like a sideways numeral 8 — what does it symbolize in mathematics?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
In a communications context, this is a point where the flow of data is impaired or stopped entirely. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
What does the i in iSCSI stand for: Internet or intelligent?
Answer

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Nov 17 2008   5:33PM GMT

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Broadband over Power Line?



Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking, IBM, telecommunications, broadband, electronics, science, communications, Tech Trivia

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Broadband over Power Line.

Tech Trivia
Some of the most ardent opposition to BPL comes from operators of this porcine-sounding hobby, as they feel that electromagnetic interference from power lines could disrupt their communications. What is it?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
BPL uses this this type of power, in which charge carriers in a conductor or semiconductor periodically reverse their direction of movement. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
Quoth the Raven, “Evermore!” PoE is a technology for wired local area networks that allows the electrical current, necessary for the operation of each device, to be carried by the data cables rather than by power cords. What does PoE stand for?
Answer

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