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Data Centers 101

Five minutes. Then ten questions. The goal is not a grade. The goal is to stop mixing up the loops.

  1. 1

    A data center is a building.

  2. 2

    White space vs gray space.

  3. 3

    MW ≠ MWh.

  4. 4

    Liquid ≠ evaporated water.

  5. 5

    Queue ≠ operating load.

Question 1 / 10

Liquid-cooled servers always consume large amounts of water.

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