Dec 17 2008 1:59AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Networking,
Cisco,
CIO,
network administration,
WAN optimization,
Tech Trivia,
transparent addressing,
WAFS
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is wide area file services.
Wide-area file services (WAFS) is a storage technology that makes it possible to access a remote data center as though it were local. Among other benefits, WAFS enables businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies having numerous branch offices to centrally manage data backups in real time.
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Secret Word of the Day
In a network, this is a synonym for delay. It’s an expression of how long it takes a packet to get from one designated point to another. What’s the secret word?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
TTL tells a network router when a packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded. What does TTL stand for?
Answer
Tech Trivia
What’s the world’s biggest and best-known WAN?
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
Stephen J. Bigelow explains WAN/WAFS and remote offices.
Read about WAN optimization in this book chapter.
Dec 15 2008 12:34PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
hardware,
Storage,
cooling,
CIO,
DataCenter,
supercomputers,
network administration,
green computing,
electronics,
Tech Trivia,
phase-change cooling,
ECOphlex
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is ECOphlex.
Tech Trivia
What was the first computer to break the petaflop barrier?
Answer
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?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
The IEEE describes itself as the world’s largest technical society. What does IEEE stand for?
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 18 2008 9:21PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking,
wireless,
telecommunications,
Net neutrality,
P2P,
CIO,
network administration,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Net neutrality.
Tech Trivia
If an ISP tracks bandwidth use and charges customers accordingly, what service model are they following?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
______ _______ is a frequent topic of debate between advocates of Net neutrality and proponents of a two-tiered system. It’s the practice of regulating network data transfer to assure a certain level of performance, QoS or ROI. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
P2P networks clogging up ISP bandwidth with copyrighted media, particularly Bittorrent, are often cited in net neutrality debates. What does P2P stand for?
Answer
Nov 14 2008 11:58AM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
malware,
network administration,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is fast flux DNS.
Tech Trivia
Enterprising cybercriminals are turning to corporate data theft because ________ has become so common that there’s not enough profit in it.
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is an exploit in which malicious coding is hidden beneath apparently legitimate buttons or other clickable content on a website. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
A DSO exploit takes advantage of data binding to gain access to the hard drive of a computer connected to the Internet. What does DSO stand for?
Answer
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 3 2008 3:51PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Networking,
VoIP,
telecommunications,
Protocols,
network administration,
communications,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is traffic engineering.
Tech Trivia
What is the unit for traffic density used in telecommunications systems?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This practice, also known as ‘packet shaping,’ is a frequent topic of debate between advocates of Net neutrality and proponents of a two-tiered system. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
Did the Web get back to you about that Halloween party this weekend? Using the Internet’s RSVP, packets passing through a gateway host can be expedited based on policy and reservation criteria arranged in advance. What does RSVP stand for?
Answer
Oct 30 2008 10:24PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
operating systems,
malware,
programming,
network administration,
Tech Trivia,
Halloween
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is zombie army.
Tech Trivia
What operating system is Ghostscript associated with?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
A crunchy treat for Dracula’s pal Renfeld is a coding error in software. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
RIP: You know what it stands for on a tombstone. What does it stand for in a networking context?
Answer
Oct 9 2008 5:56PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
Security,
hacking,
spyware,
browsers,
CIO,
Web browsers,
malware,
network administration,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is clickjacking
Tech Trivia
In the first six months of 2008, what percentage of sites serving malicious coding were legitimate sites that had been hacked?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
Who’s in your digital wallet? This type of exploit is used by malicious hackers to present a faked or modified website to the user as if it were legitimate. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
CRAM is the two-level scheme for authenticating network users that’s included in the hypertext transfer protocol. What does CRAM stand for?
Answer
