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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 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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