DO YOU SPEAK GEEK? March 17, 2004
_____________ SPONSORED BY: Win a Disk-on-Key Sure and ye know St. Paddy, but have ye met his wife, Sheila? According to folklore, snow on St. Patrick's day is called "Sheila's Brush," sweeping away the last of the winter. When Sheila swept through Whatis.com today she left leprechaun treasure in her wake -- books, fridge magnets, and a disk-on-key. Follow the link to enter the contest and claim your share of the pot of gold! http://whatis.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid9_gci954359,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465&ad=478463 Already played today? Don't worry -- those tricky leprechauns have changed the question so you can enter twice! ______________ DO YOU SPEAK GEEK? 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. According to Winn L. Rosch, this term derives from its similarity to vehicles that stop at every town or block to drop off or take on riders. Within a computer or on a network, it's a transmission path where traveling signals are dropped off or picked up at every device attached to the line. http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci211718,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 2. In the real world, this is one way to establish an agreement between honorable folk. In computers, it's the exchange of information between two modems and the resulting agreement about which protocol to use that precedes each telephone connection. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci212224,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 3. You might regularly have a cup of this popular beverage beside your computer. In IT, it's a programming language expressly designed for use in the distributed environment of the Internet. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci212415,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 4. This looks like it might be an exclusive place you'd find an Apple computer, but it's really any computer's unique hardware number. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci212506,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 5. This term sounds like it might be something you could dance to, but it's really a mathematical procedure or formula for solving a problem. http://searchvb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci211545,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 6. In a children's book, these are often delightful -- but on the Internet they're just frightful! Usually advertisements, these are small windows that suddenly appear in front of or behind Web pages. http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid11_gci212806,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 7. In astrology, this guy's the poster boy for the first sign of the Zodiac: dynamic, competitive, courageous -- but not someone you want to lock horns with! In computers, it's the place where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept for quick access. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci214255,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 8. It sounds as if it might suddenly execute a triple backflip, but its emphasis is more on predictable behavior: it's a program from Adobe that lets you capture a document and then view it in its original format and appearance. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid19_gci211517,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 9. If you only had a nibble it would contain four of these; it takes eight to make a byte. http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid41_gci213816,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 10. Do you know the name for this keyboard character: ~? Sometimes known as a "twiddle" or a "squiggle," it represents the user's home directory in some operating systems. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213147,00.html?track=NL-37&ad=478465 How many could you guess without peeking? Let us know! mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: WHATIS.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARGARET ROUSE, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IVY WIGMORE, Consulting Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) LOWELL THING, Consulting Editor and Founder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) GABRIELLE DERUSSY, Advertising ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This e-newsletter is published by WhatIs.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. 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