My last few postings were a bit stuffy and technical, so today I’m going to loosen up a bit.  I thought it would be fun and enjoyable to make fun of all the crazy terms and technologies in our industry.  We have sooooo many acronyms in our industry that many have referred to our discussions as a different language.  Below is a test you can take (for fun of course) to determine how good you are at speaking our language:

1.)  When choosing a voice T-1 what are the advantages of a PRI over an advanced or basic DSS T-1?

2.)  Why would a company implement a WAN using MPLS when they want to install an IP/PBX at all of their branches?

3.)  How would SIP trunking (SIP service) help me expand my business?

4.)   Is wireless Internet better than a land based MOE Internet connection?  What are the advantages of each?

5.)  What are the best strategies for implementing account codes on my long distance account?

6.)  Many carriers offer Integrated VoIP  T-1s – what is the fewest number of lines that a small business owner can get with a single dynamic T-1?

7.)  What does DID stand for as it relates to a voice T-1?

8.)  How many layers are there in the OSI Reference Model?

9.)  Which country has the best average Internet connectivity speeds?

10.)  What is the difference between a /30 and a /24?

Please respond and let me know how many you were able to answer comfortably.  The next posting will have answers to all of these.