Oct 28 2008 11:27AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
advertising,
marketing,
brain,
neuromarketing
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is neuromarketing.
Tech Trivia
Which type of brain wave would be associated with answering this question: alpha or beta?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This term describes a complete transfer of accessible knowledge about a particular subject from your brain to some other storage medium, such as paper or your computer’s hard drive. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
BCI enables signals from the brain to direct some external activity, such as control of a cursor or a prosthetic limb. What does BCI stand for?
Answer
Oct 27 2008 12:52PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
spyware,
browsers,
advertising,
antivirus,
marketing,
malware,
Adobe,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is IFrame.
Tech Trivia
What was hidden in the original Trojan horse?
Answer (Scroll to the second paragraph.)
Secret Word of the Day
This keyboard-oriented, text-only Web browser was developed at the University of Kansas primarily for students who used UNIX workstations. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
HCI is the study of how people interact with computers and how to design computers for successful interaction with human beings. What does HCI stand for?
Answer
Sep 29 2008 11:41AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Development,
CRM,
advertising,
programming,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is impact-based advertising.
Tech Trivia
What do twips measure?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is an initial page that appears briefly as a promotion or lead-in to a site’s home page. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
CTR is the percentage of times that viewers of a Web page click on a given ad. What does CTR 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 12 2008 4:03PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Mobile,
blogging,
electronics,
video,
Telepresence,
Tech Trivia,
compression,
Streaming media,
radio
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Qik.
Tech Trivia
What do you call a program for compressing and decompressing video?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This device-based representation of an individual, used in telepresence rooms, may be a robot or a device that combines a PC or terminal with peripherals such as cameras, microphones and stereo sound systems. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
“Breaker, breaker, did you see that bear?” CB radio operators have been broacasting live for decades. What does CB stand for?
Answer
Jul 17 2008 2:21PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking,
Storage,
gaming,
server,
Tech Trivia,
proxy server
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day today is Squid proxy server.
Tech Trivia
What was the first coin-operated video arcade game?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
Put simply, this is a place to store something temporarily, like food supplies if you’re a hiker or frequently-accessed files for a Web server. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
TTYL means “talk to you later.” TTL is a value in an IP packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded. What does TTL stand for?
Answer
