IT RELATED KEY WORDS

Kartavya

30/03/03

Keywords / Words

I have sent to Dr. D.J. Shah (Principal – Bhagtubhai) a list of 200+ IT related keywords (given to me by Abhi). Against each of these, we want Bhagtubhai faculty to write down/list up to 5 words which are related to the original keyword.

While we wait for the response, I enclose some words, picked up from

eFE Crossword Puzzle #522, along with their “meanings”. Most of these are IT-related words. Some are quite easy but a few (marked √) could be used to create a DATABASE, which can be linked to our “ResuMine” Interviewer’s screen.

When a recruiter clicks on one of these words, the “meaning” will appear in a box.

Such a DATABASE can be easily compiled by cutting out each day’s puzzle (along with “solution” appearing next day) and then asking Pande to scan these, using SCANNER PEN! Very little effort required.

Crossword puzzle appears 5 times a week – each having approx 20 words. So we get 100 words/week OR 5000 words/year!

Not bad. & No need for an EXPERT either!!

Pl. consider this seriously. As far as possible, we should use “content” created by others – rather than create ourselves.

cc: Abhi

P.S.

On second thought, I get a feeling that the words found in crossword puzzles are so very specific, that we may not come across these in many resumes.

But it is still possible to compile such a database from crossword puzzles at negligible cost and use it to create a KNOWLEDGE HORIZON TEST (KHT).

A recruiter can make use of this test by clicking on a button on the INTERVIEWER’S SCREEN of ResuMine, which would display the following window:

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KNOWLEDGE HORIZON TEST

A – B – C – D – E – … – Z

Word	Meaning	Candidate’s Answer
		Correct
Bison		⭕
Bob
BPI

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Answers (as ticked by Interviewer) can be aggregated to rearrange words (within the concerned alphabet) in descending order of “usage” by recruiters.

We can also provide a facility whereby a recruiter can “add” words & meanings to the database. This would be much easier than framing/adding a question, and may prompt a larger participation & accumulation of database.

cFE Crossword No: 522

No	Word	Chr.	Meaning / Clue
Across
5	Find	4	Unix file search utility
7	Avatar	6	Virtual world incarnation
8	Clobber	7	Erroneously write into an area of memory
9	BPI	3	Measure for density of data storage on a recording medium
10	Kluge	5	Makeshift program
12	Ebook	1-4	Handheld device for reading text
15	Fat	3	File system that keeps track of where data is stored on a disk
16	Jetsend	7	Technology from HP that provides direct communication between network devices
19	Decode	6	Decipher
20	Null	4	First character in ASCII code
Down
1	Dial	4	Initiate a phone call
2	Warez	3,2	Slang for software, especially of pirated variety
3	FAQ	3	Questions with answers on Web
4	Kaypro	6	Defunct US computer company which used to manufacture “Luggables”
6	Debug	5	Correct a software problem
11	Loaded	6	Brought into computer memory & loaded
13	Bison	5	Free Software Foundation’s version of Yacc
14	Texel	5	Smallest addressable unit of texture map
17	Nile	4	A family of MIPS-R4000 based servers from Siemens Pyramid
18	Bob	3	Alternate Windows interface from Microsoft which never caught on