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Nov 18 2008   9:21PM GMT

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



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

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