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Nov 24 2008   1:42PM GMT

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about white space devices?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
wireless, telecommunications, CIO, electronics, communications, white space, Tech Trivia, radio

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is white space device (WSD).

Tech Trivia
What year did Western Union stop sending telegrams?
Answer (Scroll to the end of the definition.)

Secret Word of the Day
This is an electric current or electronic field used to convey data from one place to another. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
Bit is a short word — but is it short for anything?
Answer

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Nov 11 2008   11:58AM GMT

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



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
wireless, telecommunications, electronics, science, communications, white space, Tech Trivia, radio

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is cognitive radio.

Tech Trivia
Who demonstrated wireless communication in 1894?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
Dr. McCoy implanted these devices into Kirk and Spock, for tracking purposes, before they beamed down to the planet Ekos. It’s a wireless communications, monitoring, or control device that picks up and automatically responds to an incoming signal. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
Radio waves carry information through their portion of the EM spectrum. What does EM stand for?
Answer


Aug 12 2008   4:03PM GMT

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: What do you know about Qik?



Posted by: Alex Howard
Mobile, blogging, electronics, video, Telepresence, Tech Trivia, compression, Streaming media, radio

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Qik.

Tech Trivia
What do you call a program for compressing and decompressing video?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
This device-based representation of an individual, used in telepresence rooms, may be a robot or a device that combines a PC or terminal with peripherals such as cameras, microphones and stereo sound systems. What’s the secret word?
Answer

Acronym Challenge
“Breaker, breaker, did you see that bear?” CB radio operators have been broacasting live for decades. What does CB stand for?
Answer