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Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: Kamikaze on July 09, 2003, 05:58:28 pm: http://www.amd.com/us-en/gcab/lt/exam/0,,,00.html <-- test

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/08/1321205&mode=thread&tid=126

Interesting stuff, what's your stance on jargon and the publics lack of understanding of it? (Also of its application in ads and the like)

BTW: I got 100% on the test
Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: an0n on July 09, 2003, 06:04:52 pm: I got the DVR one wrong because the question is ****ing retarded.

There are two 'right' options but it'll only mark you right for one.
Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: Stryke 9 on July 09, 2003, 06:43:41 pm: Missed DVR. Some of 'em I didn't know and just picked the most likely though. What the hell is a WAP?
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Post by: an0n on July 09, 2003, 06:46:52 pm: Wireless Application Protocol.

Cell-phones use it to access the intardnet.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on July 09, 2003, 08:25:55 pm: Aced it :p
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Post by: redsniper on July 09, 2003, 10:00:36 pm: w00t, got 'em all right
Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: Bri_Dog on July 09, 2003, 10:45:16 pm: Quote

Your Results
Number of correctly defined terms: 9
You correctly defined: Megahertz, SMS, WAP, megapixel, MP3, DPI, download, Dot Pitch, Web browser

Number of term definitions missed: 2
You did not correctly define: DVR, Bluetooth
Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: Blue Lion on July 10, 2003, 12:54:22 am: 100% oddly enough
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Post by: mikhael on July 10, 2003, 09:35:42 am: 100%, naturally.

Btw, there is only one correct definition of 'DVR' on the little survey. Remember, they're asking about JARGON, not common misuse.
Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: karajorma on July 10, 2003, 09:49:19 am: Quote
Originally posted by mikhael
100%, naturally.

Btw, there is only one correct definition of 'DVR' on the little survey. Remember, they're asking about JARGON, not common misuse.

100% of course :) Seems like we are a technically literate bunch.

Which one was the misuse of DVR? The DVD recorder option?
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Post by: ZylonBane on July 10, 2003, 10:59:09 am: 100%, but... feh. That seemed more geared toward a "guy on the street" audience. The way some of the questions were phrased, seemed like whoever wrote the test barely understood some of these terms.
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Post by: adwight on July 10, 2003, 11:45:07 am: I got 10/11, only missed DVR...
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Post by: Hippo on July 10, 2003, 02:09:13 pm: 100% I guessed on the DVR...
Title: How's YOUR tech lingo?
Post by: mikhael on July 10, 2003, 03:48:23 pm: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane
100%, but... feh. That seemed more geared toward a "guy on the street" audience. The way some of the questions were phrased, seemed like whoever wrote the test barely understood some of these terms.

That's exactly who it was geared for. The article said that it was basically a survey of Joe Average to see how well they understood technical jargon. Most people simply don't understand what half those things are.

When I was working for Time Warner, doing cable/broadband installs, you'd be amazed at how many people utterly misunderstood DVR hardware. Most common question: "where do I put the tape?"