SHARE Conference Trivia

SHARE Conference Trivia

SHARE Washington, D.C. is all wrapped up but we thought we’d devote a Trivia quiz to the SHARE conference—one of the longest-running (70 years!) and most influential gatherings for mainframe professionals. Originally founded as a user group for organizations that use...

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Zowe: History & Significance Trivia

Zowe: History & Significance Trivia

Earlier in February, Planet Mainframe had the opportunity to sit down with Elliot Jalley, Product Manager at Broadcom’s R&D Center in Prague, to discuss Zowe’s pivotal role in mainframe modernization.  Zowe is a groundbreaking initiative that enhances...

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Mainframe Pioneers: John von Neumann

Mainframe Pioneers: John von Neumann

At the Planet Mainframe trivia challenge, we’re always up for a bit of mainframe pioneer history! Today we’re looking at the life of John von Neumann (1903–1957), a brilliant and versatile thinker whose work touched many areas of science and technology.  Born in...

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Mainframe Trailblazers: Jean Sammet

Mainframe Trailblazers: Jean Sammet

This week’s edition of Trivia Challenge focuses on the career of one of the twentieth century’s legendary mainframe trailblazers, Jean Sammet.  Being born a female in 1928 didn’t exactly make for an easy path to an award-winning career in computer technology, but...

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Mainframe Trailblazers – Part 4

Mainframe Trailblazers – Part 4

Here at Planet Mainframe, January is the month to focus on talent and training, and this week’s Trivia quiz follows suit with a quiz on some of the big talents that blazed the trail of the mainframe. These innovators have left an indelible mark on mainframe computing,...

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History of Unix Trivia

History of Unix Trivia

It’s an understatement to say that the mainframe has come a long way since its inception in the mid-20th century. And while some of the mainframe’s evolution took place incrementally, other developments were more revolutionary. The introduction of UNIX falls into the...

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Mainframe Lingo Trivia

Mainframe Lingo Trivia

MIPS, CPUs, CRT, VTAM….the world of mainframes is absolutely notorious for the obscure lingo. A conversation between two mainframers talking mainframe-speak is sure to be entirely impenetrable to an outsider. It could be seen as a barrier (it probably is a barrier for...

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Pioneering Mainframer – Erich Bloch

Pioneering Mainframer – Erich Bloch

There’s just something about the autumnal season that makes us want to look back. This week’s Trivia Challenge is going to do just that, paying tribute to a pioneering mainframer who passed away eight years ago at the age of 91. The only child of a German-Jewish...

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All Things Cyber Security

All Things Cyber Security

October may be the month of falling leaves and pumpkin spice, but it is also the time when we turn our attention to all things cybersecurity. And, in the context of mainframe cybersecurity, observability is an essential piece of the puzzle.  By maintaining...

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Cyber Security Awareness Trivia

Cyber Security Awareness Trivia

October is Cyber Security Awareness month at Planet Mainframe, so over here at Trivia Challenge we’ll be focusing our trivia topics on the ever-evolving topic of mainframes and cybersecurity. Mainframes have long been the backbone of critical industries, particularly...

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