telecommunications

Tech quiz of the day - Skype

Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Skype

Skype is an  IP telephony service provider that offers free calling between subscribers and low-cost calling to people who don’t use the service. In addition to standard telephone calls, Skype enables file transfers, texting, video chat and videoconferencing.

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Secret Word of the Day
You could use this service to make a friend think it was the White House on the line when you called. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
A CNG program inserts noise into the silent parts of conversations so you won’t think you’ve lost your connection. What does CNG stand for?
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Tech Trivia
Are communications over a cable modem Internet connection symmetric or asymmetric?
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The benefits of video communications technology have yet to be realized in many enterprises, but the right deployment and the right corporate culture can help these companies reap tremendous benefits.

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

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Fennec.

Tech Trivia
What was the first mobile phone virus?
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Secret Word of the Day
This wireless technology was named for a 10th century Danish king. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
COO is a mobile positioning technique for finding a caller’s cell location. What does COO stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Internet Routing in Space?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Internet Routing in Space (IRIS).

Tech Trivia
Which protocol reassembles packets after they’ve arrived and forwards on to you as a complete file — TCP or IP?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is the ability of a computer, machine, electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Vint Cerf helped NASA engineers design a DTN protocol that uses space probes and orbiters as deep space routers. What does DTN stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about white space devices?

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

Tech Trivia
What year did Western Union stop sending telegrams?
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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?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Bit is a short word — but is it short for anything?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Net neutrality?

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?
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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?
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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?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about Broadband over Power Line?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Broadband over Power Line.

Tech Trivia
Some of the most ardent opposition to BPL comes from operators of this porcine-sounding hobby, as they feel that electromagnetic interference from power lines could disrupt their communications. What is it?
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Secret Word of the Day
BPL uses this this type of power, in which charge carriers in a conductor or semiconductor periodically reverse their direction of movement. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Quoth the Raven, “Evermore!” PoE is a technology for wired local area networks that allows the electrical current, necessary for the operation of each device, to be carried by the data cables rather than by power cords. What does PoE stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about cognitive radio?

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

Tech Trivia
Who demonstrated wireless communication in 1894?
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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?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Radio waves carry information through their portion of the EM spectrum. What does EM stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about white spaces?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is white space.

Tech Trivia
Google’s Larry Page has noted that the unlicensed model used for this wireless technology has resulted in a projected one billion chips being produced in 2008. What technology is he talking about?
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a sound that contains every frequency within the range of human hearing (generally from 20 hertz to 20 kHz ) in equal amounts. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
Many white space devices are likely to use the UHF portion of the RF spectrum. What does UHF stand for?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about traffic engineering?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is traffic engineering.

Tech Trivia
What is the unit for traffic density used in telecommunications systems?
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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?
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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?
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Tech quiz of the day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about communication portals?

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is communication portal.

Tech Trivia
What’s an evil twin, in a communications context?
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Secret Word of the Day
This spooky phenomenon happens when your computer attempts to make a dial-up connection automatically. What’s the secret word?
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IT Acronym Challenge
The acronym POTS is sometimes used to differentiate traditional telephone systems from newer technologies. What does POTS stand for?
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