Nov 26 2008 5:19PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
IBM,
CIO,
supercomputers,
physics,
science,
Tech Trivia
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is petaflop.
Tech Trivia
How many high-performance laptops would it take to equal the power of IBM’s Roadrunner supercomputer?
Answer (Scroll to the second paragraph.)
Secret Word of the Day
Supercomputers use this computing model to achieve such high levels of performance. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
HA refers to a system or component that is continuously operational for a desirably long length of time. What does HA stand for?
Answer
Get your IT Trivia on Twitter!
Nov 21 2008 8:44PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Networking,
cooling,
DataCenter,
supercomputers,
electronics,
Tech Trivia,
water cooling,
phase-change cooling
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is phase-change cooling.
Tech Trivia
What method of cooling does ’softcooling’ employ?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is a way to remove heat from a medium, device or component by applying a voltage of constant polarity to a junction between dissimilar electrical conductors or semiconductors. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
A CRAC unit is a device that monitors and maintains the temperature, air distribution and humidity in a network room or data center. What does CRAC stand for?
Answer
Get your IT Trivia on Twitter!
Oct 7 2008 4:34PM GMT
Posted by: Alex Howard
hardware,
Virtualization,
operating systems,
CIO,
supercomputers,
SaaS,
Web 2.0,
Web services,
Tech Trivia,
business model,
Business software
The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Tech Trivia
What Web-based service allows business subscribers to run application programs in the Amazon.com computing environment?
Answer
Secret Word of the Day
This is a stormy marketing term for an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall. What’s the secret word?
Answer
IT Acronym Challenge
HaaS, in a grid computing context, is a pay-as-you-go model for accessing a provider’s infrastructure and CPU power. What does HaaS 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
