Nov 20 2008 7:38PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
IBM,
Microsoft Windows,
SOA,
operating systems,
SOAP,
CIO,
DataCenter,
open source,
programming,
Web 2.0,
Amazon,
cloud computing,
Web services,
Microsoft,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Windows Azure.
Tech Trivia
What computer code did President Lyndon Johnson approve as a national standard in 1968?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This approach to cloud computing developed by IBM shares a similar hue with Azure. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
EC2 is a Web-based service that allows subscribers to run applications in Amazon’s cloud computing environment. What does EC2 stand for?
Answer
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Nov 17 2008 5:33PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking,
IBM,
telecommunications,
broadband,
electronics,
science,
communications,
Tech Trivia
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
Oct 24 2008 4:47PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
IBM,
antivirus,
SaaS,
malware,
Web 2.0,
Amazon,
cloud computing,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is CloudAV.
Tech Trivia
What’s the name of IBM’s set of cloud computing services?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This marketing term is used by vendors promoting an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall.
What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Amazon EC2 is a Web-based service that allows business subscribers to run application programs in the Amazon cloud. What does EC2 stand for?
Answer
Sep 24 2008 1:56PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
IBM,
Database,
Tech Trivia,
Business software
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day for September 23 was PL/SQL.
Tech Trivia
What “relationship” did E.F. Codd invent at IBM in 1970?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
In a database management system, this is a set of SQL statements with an assigned name that’s retained in the database in compiled form so that it can be shared by a number of programs. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Dr. Who might find this type of database worth exploring. An MDB is a type of database that is optimized for data warehouse and OLAP applications. What does MDB stand for?
Answer
Sep 18 2008 9:36AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
IBM,
operating systems,
supercomputers,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is supercomputer.
Tech Trivia
How many times more powerful than a single-core processor is a dual-core processor?
a. 2.5
b. 2
c. 1.5
Answer (Scroll to the end of the first paragraph.)
Secret Word of the Day
The fastest supercomputer in the world is named for the state bird of New Mexico. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
The vBNS interconnects a number of supercomputer centers in the United States. What does vBNS stand for?
Answer
