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Tech Trivia Challenge - Top Search Terms in 2008

Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Top search terms of 2008
You asked for them and here they are — we’ve assembled a list of the terms most often searched on the site this past year.

Are you a Know-IT-All?

Secret Word of the Day
This term refers to any commonly used word (such as “the”) that a search engine has been programmed to ignore. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
ARPU is an expression of the income generated by a typical subscriber or device per unit time in a telecommunications network. What does ARPU stand for?
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Tech Trivia
Number #1 on our list this year was SAP, a company started in Germany by five former employees of a certain technology company. What company did SAP’s founders originally work for?
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2008 was a challenging year for security. What will 2009 bring? See Five predictions for Web security trends and changes in 2009.

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

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

Tech Trivia
What computer code did President Lyndon Johnson approve as a national standard in 1968?
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Secret Word of the Day
This  approach to cloud computing developed by IBM shares a similar hue with Azure. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
EC2 is a Web-based service that allows  subscribers to run applications in Amazon’s cloud computing environment. What does EC2 stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about virtual appliances?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is virtual appliance.

Tech Trivia
What computers, housed in room-sized metal frames, were serving as virtualization platforms forty years ago?
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Secret Word of the Day
In effect, a virtual machine is a separate one of these running on a server or a desktop. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
A VDD is sometimes used to maintain the status of a hardware device that has changeable settings. What does VDD stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about CloudAV?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is CloudAV.

Tech Trivia
What’s the name of IBM’s set of cloud computing services?
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Secret Word of the Day
This marketing term is used by vendors promoting an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall.
What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Amazon EC2 is a Web-based service that allows business subscribers to run application programs in the Amazon cloud. What does EC2 stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Drizzle?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Drizzle.

Tech Trivia
The first version of this language was developed at IBM by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce in the early 1970s. What is it?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is an integrated circuit (IC) to which two or more processors have been attached for enhanced performance, reduced power consumption, and more efficient simultaneous processing of multiple tasks. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
MySQL is an RDBMS based on SQL that runs on virtually all platforms, including Linux, Unix, and Windows. What does RDBMS stand for?
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Tech Quiz of the Day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about private clouds?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is private cloud.

Tech Trivia
What does a cloud represent in flow charts?
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Secret Word of the Day
Tom Davis, one of the founders of CGI, invented this jargon-based game that’s played surreptitiously during meetings. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
A VPN provides users with secure access over the Internet. What does VPN stand for?
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