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Feb 3 2009   3:49PM GMT

Know-IT-All Quiz - Facebook



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Facebook, social networking, API, web beacon, privacy, wiki, Web 2.0, widgets, Salesforce.com, Oracle

Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Facebook

Facebook is currently the most popular free social networking website. It allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.

Are you a Know-IT-All? Test your tech vocabulary!

Secret Word of the Day

The official Facebook developers site allows developers to collaborate by using this type of server program. What’s the secret word?
Answer

Acronym Challenge

The Facebook API allows developers to add social context to their applications by incorporating profile, friend, page, group, photo and event data. What does API stand for?
Answer

Tech Trivia

What tracking device on the White House Web site has come under fire because it’s not mentioned in the site’s privacy policy?
Answer

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Retailers boost data collection, but data privacy issues persist

Salesforce.com developers getting social with Facebook apps for enterprise

Widgetbox provides good example of how to use Facebook Developer Toolkit

White Paper: Sales 2.0: How Businesses Are Using Online Collaboration to Spark Sales by Oracle

Nov 20 2008   7:38PM GMT

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



Posted by: Alex Howard
IBM, Microsoft Windows, SOA, operating systems, SOAP, CIO, DataCenter, open source, programming, Web 2.0, Amazon, cloud computing, Web services, Microsoft, Tech Trivia

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is Windows Azure.

Tech Trivia
What computer code did President Lyndon Johnson approve as a national standard in 1968?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
This  approach to cloud computing developed by IBM shares a similar hue with Azure. What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
EC2 is a Web-based service that allows  subscribers to run applications in Amazon’s cloud computing environment. What does EC2 stand for?
Answer

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Oct 29 2008   11:23AM GMT

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



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Microsoft Windows, programming, Web 2.0, Web services, Microsoft, Tech Trivia

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is ARAX (Asynchronous Ruby and XML).

Tech Trivia
According to the pasta theory of programming, which is better: spaghetti or ravioli?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
Yukihiro Matsumoto called his object-oriented language this to suggest “a jewel of a language.” What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
OLE is a Microsoft framework for a compound document technology. What does OLE stand for?
Answer


Oct 24 2008   4:47PM GMT

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



Posted by: Alex Howard
IBM, antivirus, SaaS, malware, Web 2.0, Amazon, cloud computing, Tech Trivia

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is CloudAV.

Tech Trivia
What’s the name of IBM’s set of cloud computing services?
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
This marketing term is used by vendors promoting an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall.
What’s the secret word?
Answer

IT Acronym Challenge
Amazon EC2 is a Web-based service that allows business subscribers to run application programs in the Amazon cloud. What does EC2 stand for?
Answer


Oct 7 2008   4:34PM GMT

Tech Quiz of the Day from WhatIs.com: How much do you know about PaaS?



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


Aug 25 2008   6:22PM GMT

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



Posted by: Alex Howard
Web 2.0, Tech Trivia, business model

The WhatIs.com Word of the Day is freemium.

Tech Trivia
Who coined the term “Web 2.0?”
Answer

Secret Word of the Day
This is the act of taking a function traditionally performed by an employee and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people using information technology. What’s the secret word?
Answer

Acronym Challenge
After 3 years of three years of study, NIST concluded that the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 was due to fire, not debris damage or some conspiracy demolition team. What does NIST stand for?
Answer