Braindump?

What is braindump?

The phrase brain dump refers to the transfer of a large quantity of information from one person to another or to a piece of paper. As slang, it can describe a hurried explanation of a system, job, skillset, or other software engineering subject.

In computing, the phrase describes the taking of a snapshot of the internal state of a knowledge database for transfer or archiving purposes. Thus, the copying of any dataset might be called a 'brain dump' if its contents could be colloquially referred to as a 'brain.'

In Exam:

The phrase "brain dump" refers to confidential information, relating to examinations, obtained by examinees who memorize, then "dump" (record), the information after the examination.

Brain dumps of this sort are often illegal because the information acquired was generally taken from material that was copyrighted or registered as trade secrets, and many of the larger corporations have recently begun fighting back against the companies that mass produce brain dumps.

Brain dumps are most commonly found amongst IT certification exams (mainly because the exams are expensive, difficult to pass, and the questions rarely change). These brain dumps are actual exam questions, and answers, that users will memorize prior to taking (or sitting) an exam.