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Oct 15 2008   12:10PM GMT

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Wi-Fi Multimedia?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
wireless, VoIP, telecommunications, displays, gaming, electronics, Streaming media, personal computing

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?
Answer

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?
Answer

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?
Answer

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Sep 2 2008   11:10AM GMT

Tech quiz of the day: How much do you know about P4P?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Networking, P2P, gaming, Tech Trivia, Streaming media

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is P4P.

Tech Trivia
A P2P network is typically set up on an ad-hoc basis. What does ad-hoc mean?
Answer (Scroll to the middle of the first paragraph.)

Secret Word of the Day
Star, ring, bus, tree and mesh are all examples of this. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
A MAN interconnects a city’s networks into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient connection to a WAN). What does MAN stand for?
Answer

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Aug 22 2008   9:02AM GMT

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about XNA Game Studio?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
programming, gaming, Microsoft

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is XNA Game Studio.

Tech Trivia
What psychological disorder was the K-scale developed to diagnose?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
This term refers to a sharp rise in the frequency for a given variable, usually immediately followed by a similar decrease. What’s the secret word?
Answer

Acronym Challenge
PLATO, a computer-based training (CBT) network developed in the 1960s, is often credited as the earliest example of a virtual community. What does PLATO stand for?
Answer

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Jul 17 2008   2:21PM GMT

Tech Quiz of the Day from WhatIs.com: What do you know about Squid proxy servers?



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

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