IRC Quiz

IRC is a text-based chat system for instant messaging designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, as well as one-on-one communication via private messages and data transfer.

IRC is implemented as an application layer protocol to facilitate communication in the form of text, working on a client–server networking model.

Examples of programs used to connect to IRC include Mibbit, IRCCloud, KiwiIRC, and mIRC.

<p>IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>IRC usage has been declining steadily since 2003, losing 60 percent of its users.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An IoT platform is critical to building an IoT ecosystem as it simplifies IoT, making it more secure and enables the connection and management of existing assets while supporting the creation of new, differentiating logic and applications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most enterprises see value in buying an IoT platform because it provides an out-of-the-box set of key capabilities on top of which the business can build differentiating logic and applications, and it is rare for an organization to maintain in-house expertise across all the relevant domains to build a complete set of IoT capabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An effective IoT platform enables you to rapidly connect and manage existing assets while creating and supporting new, differentiating logic and applications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is challenging for organizations to build a complete set of IoT capabilities in-house because IoT is a complex ecosystem that spans a network of devices and software applications touching multiple parts of the physical and digital landscapes, and it is rare for an organization to maintain in-house expertise across all the relevant domains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'buy versus build' debate over IoT capabilities refers to the decision-making process where most enterprises see value in buying an IoT platform to provide an out-of-the-box set of key capabilities, on top of which the business can build differentiating logic and applications, rather than building these capabilities in-house.</p> Signup and view all the answers