Are you a nerd?

STA · August 4, 2011, 5:48pm

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Ok, you are also right.
i was referring them as follow.

PCB - Process Control Block
KISS - Keep it simple, stupid

kchughtai · August 4, 2011, 5:58pm

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Now my turn...

What does following stand for?

PFD ( pertaining to Process Industry)

BPD (medical, prenatal parameter)

ASTM (engg.)

ERD (Comp Sci)

canadiandesigirl · August 4, 2011, 6:04pm

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Yes! and AS I was thinking Asperger Syndrome but I suppose there are so many with AS.

Also, STA and kchughtai - try to keep it somewhat science and nature related. Thanks.****

Hadeel · August 4, 2011, 6:40pm

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ERD - Entity Relationship diagram

Rest I don't know. =/

kchughtai · August 4, 2011, 7:29pm

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^ correct.

Anyone else?

Theorist · August 4, 2011, 7:42pm

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PFD- process flow diagramBPD- biparietal diameterASTM- American society for testing and materialsSee, I am the queen of googling

kchughtai · August 4, 2011, 11:25pm

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^Great. Correct answers

canadiandesigirl · August 5, 2011, 12:25am

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Only googling wasnt allowed :p
How about you post some for the rest of us :D

Theorist · August 5, 2011, 9:40pm

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How can you not allow googling? I got one for you. It’s easyIEEE- engineering related. I only know terms related to engineering…TDM- engineering/telecom..QAM - engineering..CAD- engineering

kchughtai · August 6, 2011, 4:59am

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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
CAD - Computer Aided Design
TDM - Time Division Multiplexing

TofiBaba · August 6, 2011, 5:09pm

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Here are some more for the IT nerds:

-DHCP
-WINS
-IPv6
-RAID

As Kanaydia said, no Googling

Hadeel · August 7, 2011, 7:57am

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^

I know these but I'm just going to tell the first two. Leave the rest for others.

DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
WINS - Windows Internet Name Service

kchughtai · August 8, 2011, 12:02am

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RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks
IPv6 - Internet Protocol version 6

canadiandesigirl · August 9, 2011, 4:33am

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^I'm assuming the answers above are correct :D

Here are some from the periodic table:
1. As
2. Cu
3. Hg
4. Sn
5. Au

Have fun :D

kchughtai · August 9, 2011, 9:21am

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As - Arsenic
1. Cu - Copper
2. Hg - Mercury
3. Sn - Tin
4. Au - Gold

kchughtai · August 9, 2011, 9:26am

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Most of you must be driving cars/SUVs. The motor oil you use in your gasoline cars usually depict specs like SAE 10W-40 , 20W- 50. What do these abrev. tell you?

blueangel · August 10, 2011, 7:51pm

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no idea …not even a slightest

canadiandesigirl · August 22, 2011, 4:01am

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No idea, I don’t know anything about cars especially especially something so specific