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By SearchUnifiedCommunications Editors
15 Apr 2008 | SearchUnifiedCommunications.com |
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Think you're a SIP superstar? Test your know-how in this tricky terminology test.
How to take the test:
After reading each question, take a guess at the answer and then click the link to see if you're correct. Not quite a SIP superstar yet? Our team of Experts are ready to answer all your SIP questions, so send them in. In the meantime you can check out our three-part Introduction to SIP series to get up to speed on SIP basics.
1. This is an add-on to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) that some industry insiders predict will be the basis for a new Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol (IMPP).
Hint -- no implementation is ever this.
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2. This technology is a type of application that makes it possible to locate and identify a computing device (including, for example, handheld computers as well as desktop models) wherever it might be, as soon as the user connects to the network.
Hint -- stage actors must possess this.
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3. This is an incident in which a user or organization is deprived of the services of a resource they would normally expect to have.
Hint -- you might get this if you don't pay your electric bill.
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4. This is communication between a single sender and multiple receivers on a network. Typical uses include the updating of mobile personnel from a home office and the periodic issuance of online newsletters.
Hint -- a confused movie director might do this.
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5. This is the translation of an Internet Protocol address (IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. One network is designated the inside network and the other is the outside.
Hint -- sounds like something that annoys beachbums.
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6. This is a secure method of sending e-mail that uses the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman encryption system.
Hint -- includes silent white-faced performers.
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7. This is a set of rules used along with the Internet Protocol (IP) to send data in the form of message units between computers over the Internet.
Hint -- could also stand for totally confused person.
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8. This is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard protocol for initiating an interactive user session that involves multimedia elements such as video, voice, chat, gaming, and virtual reality.
Hint -- it's not polite to slurp if you do this with soup.
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9. This is a standard approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1996 to promote compatibility in videoconference transmissions over IP networks.
Hint -- Could be the atomic weight of Helium or Hydrogen. (I'm reaching here)
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10. This is sometimes called the Multicast Internet. It is an arranged use of a portion of the Internet for Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting (sending files - usually audio and video streams - to multiple users at the same time somewhat as radio and TV programs are broadcast over airwaves).
Hint -- might be a good name for a new meaty dog treat.
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