Dec 31 2008 5:24PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Networking,
Security,
biometrics,
compliance,
encryption,
CIO,
Mobile,
cloud computing,
communications,
top searches of 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.
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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?
Answer
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
2008 was a challenging year for security. What will 2009 bring? See Five predictions for Web security trends and changes in 2009.
An expert explores whether security and compliance concerns in the cloud could hinder the viability of cloud computing.
Dec 27 2008 11:21PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
VoIP,
telecommunications,
CIO,
collaboration,
videoconferencing,
communications,
Telepresence,
Tech Trivia,
connections
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Skype
Skype is an IP telephony service provider that offers free calling between subscribers and low-cost calling to people who don’t use the service. In addition to standard telephone calls, Skype enables file transfers, texting, video chat and videoconferencing.
Are you a Know-IT-All?
Secret Word of the Day
You could use this service to make a friend think it was the White House on the line when you called. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
A CNG program inserts noise into the silent parts of conversations so you won’t think you’ve lost your connection. What does CNG stand for?
Answer
Tech Trivia
Are communications over a cable modem Internet connection symmetric or asymmetric?
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
IT Knowledge Exchange: VoIP Q&A
Browse the collection of questions and answers about VoIP or join ITKE to ask your own questions.
Telepresence and video conferencing: Reaping the benefits
The benefits of video communications technology have yet to be realized in many enterprises, but the right deployment and the right corporate culture can help these companies reap tremendous benefits.
Dec 2 2008 3:03PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
wireless,
browsers,
telecommunications,
CIO,
instant messaging,
open source,
email,
electronics,
communications,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Fennec.
Tech Trivia
What was the first mobile phone virus?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This wireless technology was named for a 10th century Danish king. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
COO is a mobile positioning technique for finding a caller’s cell location. What does COO stand for?
Answer
Nov 28 2008 10:56PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Networking,
telecommunications,
CIO,
DARPA,
communications,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Internet Routing in Space (IRIS).
Tech Trivia
Which protocol reassembles packets after they’ve arrived and forwards on to you as a complete file — TCP or IP?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is the ability of a computer, machine, electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Vint Cerf helped NASA engineers design a DTN protocol that uses space probes and orbiters as deep space routers. What does DTN stand for?
Answer
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Nov 24 2008 1:42PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
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telecommunications,
CIO,
electronics,
communications,
white space,
Tech Trivia,
radio
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is white space device (WSD).
Tech Trivia
What year did Western Union stop sending telegrams?
Answer (Scroll to the end of the definition.)
Secret Word of the Day
This is an electric current or electronic field used to convey data from one place to another. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Bit is a short word — but is it short for anything?
Answer
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Nov 17 2008 5:33PM GMT
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
Nov 11 2008 11:58AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
wireless,
telecommunications,
electronics,
science,
communications,
white space,
Tech Trivia,
radio
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is cognitive radio.
Tech Trivia
Who demonstrated wireless communication in 1894?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
Dr. McCoy implanted these devices into Kirk and Spock, for tracking purposes, before they beamed down to the planet Ekos. It’s a wireless communications, monitoring, or control device that picks up and automatically responds to an incoming signal. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Radio waves carry information through their portion of the EM spectrum. What does EM stand for?
Answer
Nov 4 2008 9:10PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
e-voting,
displays,
electronics,
communications,
Tech Trivia,
personal computing
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is touch screen.
Tech Trivia
What type of voting equipment will nearly 56% of Americans use today?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
When a touch screen vibrates or otherwise physically indicates that an input has been received, what kind of response is it demonstrating? (Hint: It’s the science of touch.)
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Congress passed HAVA in 2002, providing a mandate and funding for thousands of new scanning and touch screen e-voting machines nation-wide. What does HAVA stand for?
Answer
Nov 3 2008 3:51PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking,
VoIP,
telecommunications,
Protocols,
network administration,
communications,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is traffic engineering.
Tech Trivia
What is the unit for traffic density used in telecommunications systems?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This practice, also known as ‘packet shaping,’ is a frequent topic of debate between advocates of Net neutrality and proponents of a two-tiered system. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Did the Web get back to you about that Halloween party this weekend? Using the Internet’s RSVP, packets passing through a gateway host can be expedited based on policy and reservation criteria arranged in advance. What does RSVP stand for?
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