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Nov 6 2008   5:24PM GMT

Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Flexible Mandatory Access Control (FMAC)?



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?
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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?
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Oct 20 2008   4:28PM GMT

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



Posted by: Alex Howard
Java, Development, Sun Microsystems, programming, Tech Trivia

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Groovy.

Tech Trivia
What do you call computer object code that is processed by a virtual machine instead of the hardware processor?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a basic interface or segment of code that can be used to build more sophisticated program elements or interfaces. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
In Java, a JIT compiler turns computer object code into instructions that can be sent directly to the processor. What does JIT stand for?
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Jul 15 2008   2:56PM GMT

Tech Quiz of the Day from WhatIs.com: What do you know about Hyper-V?



Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Tech Trivia

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day today is Hyper-V.

Tech Trivia
Which virtualization software makes it possible to partition a single physical server into multiple virtual machines using Windows, Solaris, Linux or NetWare?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a hypervisor that is programmed directly into a processor, personal computer or server. What’s the secret word?
Answer

Acronym Challenge
This SPARC doesn’t light many fires (thankfully) but the 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture from Sun Microsystems is widely-employed in hardware used with Unix-based operating systems. What does SPARC stand for?
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