electronics

Tech quiz of the day - Seebeck effect

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Seebeck effect.

Tech Trivia
What principle of quantum theory did Schrodinger’s cat demonstrate?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is the basic unit of information in a quantum computer. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
SoC technology is the packaging of all the necessary electronic circuits and parts for a system such as a cell phone or digital camera on a single integrated circuit. What does SOC stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day - ECOphlex

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is ECOphlex.

Tech Trivia
What was the first computer to break the petaflop barrier?
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Secret Word of the Day
This repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data is, essentially, the brain of an organization. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
The IEEE describes itself as the world’s largest technical society. What does IEEE stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about port interface cards?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is port interface card.

Tech Trivia
A computer has a motherboard. Which of the following might it also have:
a. a fatherboard
b. a daughterboard
c. a sonboard
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Secret Word of the Day
In a computer or on a network, this is a transmission path on which signals are dropped off or picked up at every device attached to the line. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
MPP is the coordinated processing of a program by multiple processors that work on different parts of the program, with each processor using its own operating system and memory. What does MPP stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Fennec?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Fennec.

Tech Trivia
What was the first mobile phone virus?
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Secret Word of the Day
This wireless technology was named for a 10th century Danish king. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
COO is a mobile positioning technique for finding a caller’s cell location. What does COO stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about white space devices?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is white space device (WSD).

Tech Trivia
What year did Western Union stop sending telegrams?
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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?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Bit is a short word — but is it short for anything?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about phase-change cooling?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is phase-change cooling.

Tech Trivia
What method of cooling does ’softcooling’ employ?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a way to remove heat from a medium, device or component by applying a voltage of constant polarity to a junction between dissimilar electrical conductors or semiconductors. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
A CRAC unit is a device that monitors and maintains the temperature, air distribution and humidity in a network room or data center. What does CRAC stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Broadband over Power Line?

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

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is cognitive radio.

Tech Trivia
Who demonstrated wireless communication in 1894?
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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?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Radio waves carry information through their portion of the EM spectrum. What does EM stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about thermoelectric cooling?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is thermoelectric cooling.

Tech Trivia
Is an electron’s charge positive or negative?
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Secret Word of the Day
For your computer, this temperature should ideally be on the lower end of 60-75 degrees Fahrenheit. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
LEED is an ecology-oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). What does LEED stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about white spaces?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is white space.

Tech Trivia
Google’s Larry Page has noted that the unlicensed model used for this wireless technology has resulted in a projected one billion chips being produced in 2008. What technology is he talking about?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a sound that contains every frequency within the range of human hearing (generally from 20 hertz to 20 kHz ) in equal amounts. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Many white space devices are likely to use the UHF portion of the RF spectrum. What does UHF stand for?
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