Dec 4 2008 12:15PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware,
Networking,
Storage,
broadband,
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DataCenter,
Tech Trivia,
connections
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is InfiniBand.
Tech Trivia
It looks like a sideways numeral 8 — what does it symbolize in mathematics?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
In a communications context, this is a point where the flow of data is impaired or stopped entirely. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
What does the i in iSCSI stand for: Internet or intelligent?
Answer
Dec 3 2008 12:07PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware,
Storage,
CIO,
USB,
network administration,
electronics,
Tech Trivia,
connections,
personal computing
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
Answer
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
Nov 21 2008 8:44PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Networking,
cooling,
DataCenter,
supercomputers,
electronics,
Tech Trivia,
water cooling,
phase-change cooling
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is phase-change cooling.
Tech Trivia
What method of cooling does ’softcooling’ employ?
Answer
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
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Nov 12 2008 2:15PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware,
Linux,
Virtualization,
operating systems,
DataCenter,
network administration,
cloud computing,
server,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is virtual appliance.
Tech Trivia
What computers, housed in room-sized metal frames, were serving as virtualization platforms forty years ago?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
In effect, a virtual machine is a separate one of these running on a server or a desktop. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
A VDD is sometimes used to maintain the status of a hardware device that has changeable settings. What does VDD stand for?
Answer
Nov 10 2008 11:05AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware,
cooling,
DataCenter,
green computing,
electronics,
science,
Tech Trivia,
water cooling
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is thermoelectric cooling.
Tech Trivia
Is an electron’s charge positive or negative?
Answer
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
Nov 6 2008 5:24PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Security,
Sun Microsystems,
operating systems,
DataCenter,
open source,
malware,
server,
Tech Trivia,
Business software
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Flexible Mandatory Access Control (FMAC).
Tech Trivia
What operating system preceded Solaris at Sun Microsystems?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This open source program is designed to automatically and quickly generate scanners, also known as tokenizers, which recognize lexical patterns in text. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
SPARC is a 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture from Sun Microsystems that is based on reduced instruction set computing (RISC). What does SPARC stand for?
Answer
Oct 16 2008 1:44PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware,
displays,
electronics,
Tech Trivia,
personal computing,
television
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is burn-in
Tech Trivia
In an old computer, where would you find an electron gun?
Answer
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?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
What does RGB stand for in relation to a display?
Answer
Oct 7 2008 4:34PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Virtualization,
operating systems,
CIO,
supercomputers,
SaaS,
Web 2.0,
Web services,
Tech Trivia,
business model,
Business software
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Tech Trivia
What Web-based service allows business subscribers to run application programs in the Amazon.com computing environment?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is a stormy marketing term for an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
HaaS, in a grid computing context, is a pay-as-you-go model for accessing a provider’s infrastructure and CPU power. What does HaaS stand for?
Answer
Sep 24 2008 8:47PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Networking,
optical networking,
network administration,
Tech Trivia,
photonics
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is passive optical network (PAN).
Tech Trivia
Who named Ethernet and is credited as a co-inventor of the technology?
Answer (Scroll to the third paragraph.)
Secret Word of the Day
It sounds like something you’d find providing connectivity to naval warships. This high-bandwidth networking technology is used for Internet access and communication among business, academic and government local area networks (LANs). What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
A ROADM is a device that can add, block, pass or redirect modulated IR and visible light beams of various wavelengths in a fiber optic network. ROADMs are used in systems that employ wavelength division multiplexing. What does ROADM stand for?
Answer
