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Tech Trivia Challenge - digital television

Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is digital television

Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital rather than conventional analog methods. Advantages of DTV include better resolution and compatibility with computers and the Internet. Analog television broadcasts are scheduled to stop in 2009.

Are you a Know-IT-All? Test your knowledge of tech vocabulary!

Secret Word of the Day
This term describes the relationship between the height and the width of a display. What’s the secret word?
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Tech Trivia
Where would you find an electron gun in your old TV set or monitor?
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Word Scramble
Unscramble the letters to see something an older TV set needs to display digital broadcasts:
est-pot oxb
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Acronym Challenge
An EPG for digital TV allows the user to interact with a guide to scheduled programming. What does EPG stand for?
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Learn Something New Every Day

Cisco banks on DTV for the enterprise
In 2008, Cisco announced products and applications to drive the market for enterprise video and digital television for business.

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

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is touch screen.

Tech Trivia
What type of voting equipment will nearly 56% of Americans use today?
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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.)
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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?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about telepresence rooms?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is telepresence room

Tech Trivia
Which of the physical senses does the field of haptics involve?
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Secret Word of the Day
This describes a state of unified communications (UC) in which the traffic-handling capacity and bandwidth of a network always exceed the demand.
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IT Acronym Challenge
RTC is any mode of telecommunications in which all users can exchange information instantly or with negligible latency. What does RTC stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about burn-in?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is burn-in

Tech Trivia
In an old computer, where would you find an electron gun?
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Secret Word of the Day
This testing model derives from a hardware context in which an initial test is considered a success if the item doesn’t burst into flames. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
What does RGB stand for in relation to a display?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Wi-Fi Multimedia?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Wi-Fi multimedia (WMM)

Tech Trivia
Does a given resolution yield a sharper resolution as the display gets smaller?
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Secret Word of the Day
The photosensitive qualities of this element, discovered in 1873, meant that visual information could be converted to electrical signals and transmitted. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
As an analog signal reaches the farther limits of its range, the SNR decreases and the quality of the transmission suffers as a result. What does SNR 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: What do you know about electronic paper displays?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day today is electronic paper display (EPD).

Tech Trivia
What company created an electronic paper called Gyricon?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is an electronic, rollable and refreshable version of something you probably read every day. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
P-Ink is a substance that can change color electronically to display any color value in the spectrum. What does P-Ink stand for?
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