Sustainability & ESG
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
Environmental, Social, and Economic
This broad term refers to the application of computer systems to large or complex data sets, too large or complex for traditional data-processing application software to deal with.
What is Big Data?
This protocol is used for sending and receiving email.
What is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)?
This iconic 1975 film, directed by Steven Spielberg, made generations afraid to go into the ocean thanks to a very hungry great white shark.
What is Jaws?
This popular Indian flatbread is traditionally cooked in a tandoor oven and is a staple accompaniment to curries and gravies.
What is Naan?
What does ESG stand for?
Environmental, Social, Governance
This technology creates a decentralized, distributed, and immutable ledger, famously underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
What is Blockchain?
A methodology used to develop software in which requirements and solutions evolve through the collaborative effort of self-organizing cross-functional teams.
What is Agile?
his actor is known for his roles as Jack Dawson in Titanic, Cobb in Inception, and starring in many films directed by Martin Scorsese, including The Departed.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
This iconic Vietnamese noodle soup, often served with beef or chicken and fresh herbs, is considered a national dish.
What is Pho?
According to the slide deck, which company aims to be carbon negative by 2030?
Microsoft
Often abbreviated as IoT, this concept describes a network of physical objects embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems over the internet.
What is the Internet of Things?
The practice of using automated tools to deploy code, manage infrastructure, and monitor applications, often combining development and operations teams.
What is DevOps?
This 1972 crime drama chronicles the rise of the Corleone family and their transformation into a powerful mafia dynasty.
What is The Godfather?
A creamy, savory soup made from a thick broth and typically containing clams, potatoes, and onions. It is especially popular in New England.
What is clam chowder?
What is "greenwashing" in the context of ESG challenges?
When companies overstate or misrepresent their sustainability efforts to appear more responsible than they are, which can erode trust and damage reputations.
The process by which an organization integrates digital technology into all areas of its business, fundamentally changing how it operates and delivers value to customers.
What is Digital Transformation?
The process of optimizing a database's structure to minimize data redundancy and improve data integrity.
What is normalization?
This 1999 sci-fi action classic follows a computer programmer who discovers that the world as he knows it is a simulated reality.
What is The Matrix?
A classic French dish where a thin, cooked batter is filled with sweet or savory ingredients and then rolled or folded.
What is a crêpe?
This concept describes development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainable development
A subfield of artificial intelligence that enables systems to learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions with minimal human intervention, often used in recommendation engines and fraud detection
What is Machine Learning?
In the context of a relational database, this is a property of transactions that ensures that if one part of a transaction fails, the entire transaction is rolled back, and the database remains in a consistent state.
What is atomicity?
This 2013 film, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, depicts two astronauts who are left stranded in space after their spacecraft is destroyed by debris.
What is Gravity?
Known for its delicate texture and often served during dim sum, these Chinese dumplings are traditionally filled with shrimp and encased in a translucent wrapper.
What is Har Gow (or Har Gao)?