Tech Acronyms
Software
Networking
Cyber Security
Tech Titans
100
IOPS
Inputs Outputs Per Second
100
This software goes end of life July 14th, 2015
What is Microsoft Server 2003
100
A secure tunnel over a public network.
What is Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
100
A system that is configured to automatically block suspected attacks without the intervention of an operator.
What is IPS/IDS
100
This college dropout and billionaire Tech Titan founded his empire the year Mark Zukerberg was born.
Who is Michael Dell?
200
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
200
A software class that organizes, archives and maintains corporate documents
What is Enterprise Content Management
200
This layout connects all nodes to a central computer and the main advantage is that one malfunctioning node doesn't affect the rest of the network.
What is star topology?
200
Man who broke the Target breach.
Who is Brian Krebs.
200
Synonymous with the manufacturing law he originated 50 years ago, this Tech Titan predicted a constant doubling of processing power.
Who is Gordon Moore?
300
ISDN
What is Integrated Services Digital Network
300
Among other benefits, this software allows an organization to gain insights into shopping and buying behaviors and also can track sales leads and follow-ups.
What is Customer Relationship Management (CRM)?
300
A network cable or communications channel that can only send information in one direction; it's a “one-way street”.
What is Simplex?
300
The number of people in Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Chief Security Officer (CSO) jobs at Target during the breach.
What is 0
300
This early Tech Titan said "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Who is Thomas A. Edison
400
TCP/IP
What is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
400
an open-source software framework for storing and processing big data in a distributed fashion on large clusters of commodity hardware. Essentially, it accomplishes two tasks: massive data storage and faster processing.
What is Hadoop
400
a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment.
What is a MAC Address?
400
This type of hack inserts code into a common type of database
What is SQL Injection
400
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 for his pioneering work, this Tech Titan proposed an information management system in March 1989 making him the father of the World Wide Web.
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
500
MPLS
What is Multi Protocol Label Switching
500
A popular open source PBX, VOIP Platform
What is Asterisk?
500
A platform that has the ability to create a virtual network that is a fully functional network in software, provisioned independent of underlying network hardware.
What is VMware NSX?
500
This hack involves capturing, decoding, inspecting and interpreting the information inside a network packet on a TCP/IP network. The purpose is to steal information, usually user IDs, passwords, network details, credit card numbers, etc.
What is sniffing
500
Starting his work at Bell Labs in 1979, this Danish Tech Titan initially standardized the coding language C++ in 1998.
Who is Bjarne Stroustrup?
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