Are you a real Know-IT-All? We've provided ten hints for ten popular IT terms. How many can you guess without peeking?
1.) It's all about dominance: this communications protocol model describes a relationship in which one device controls other devices. http://search390.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid10_gci783492,00.html?track=NL-37 2.) The moon is one of these, and so's the earth. In a communications context, it's used for weather forecasting, television broadcast, amateur radio communications, Internet communications, and GPS. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci212939,00.html?track=NL-37 3.) This is both a business strategy from Microsoft, and its collection of programming support for Web services. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci342248,00.html?track=NL-37 4.) At age 10, this penguin fan taught himself BASIC by reading the instructions that came with his grandfather's programmable calculator. By the time he registered at the University of Helsinki, he was already an accomplished programmer. Who is it? http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid39_gci878891,00.html?track=NL-37 5.) This mobile communications technology was named for a tenth century Danish king. The king joined Denmark and part of Norway; the technology connects wireless devices, such as PDAs, and smart phones. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci211680,00.html?track=NL-37 6.) White words on a blue background: your system has crashed. Bill Gates encountered this dreaded display at the Comdex trade show when he was demonstrating Windows 98. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid1_gci214376,00.html?track=NL-37 7.) This term comes to us from from the Dutch trekken, meaning to pull. In a database context, it's a set of SQL statements that automatically "fires off" an action when a specific operation occurs. http://search400.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid3_gci346415,00.html?track=NL-37 8.) In the real world, this person's job involves making arrangements for another person. In an Internet context, it's a program that serves another program, managing a list of addresses for a mail transport system. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid39_gci212518,00.html?track=NL-37 9.) Birds do it; sometimes bees do it! In an IT context, however, it can involve moving to new hardware or software or moving data from one kind of database to another. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci912641,00.html?track=NL-37 10.) Whether you're talking football or wireless communication, this term describes transferring something between entities. In a mobile communications context, it's the transition of user coverage from one base station to another. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid40_gci335123,00.html?track=NL-37 How many did you get without peeking? Drop us a note and let us know! If you get 6/10 or better, we'll add your name to the whatis.com Honor Roll! Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________ SPONSORED BY: CA Unicenter(R) infrastructure management software INFRASTRUCTURE SELF-MANAGEMENT Unicenter infrastructure management software from CA enables your infrastructure to manage itself, enabling IT managers to focus more on the business of business - and not the business of maintenance. Unicenter ensures that your IT is always in sync with your business, so you can be more responsive than ever to a constantly changing marketplace. http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,18899,00.htm?track=NL-37&&ca ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: WHATIS.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARGARET ROUSE, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IVY WIGMORE, Consulting Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) LOWELL THING, Consulting Editor and Founder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-37 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. All rights reserved. ____________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from "Updates on new site content": Reply to this e-mail with REMOVE in the Subject line - OR - Go to unsubscribe: http://WhatIs.com/u?cid=469507?track=NL-37 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.
