IT Quiz – Set 5

QUESTIONS:

1. What product was released by Sony in December 2003, which is a digital video recorder and DVD burner in addition to playing PS2 games?

2. Vinnie Chieco was called by the company to figure out how to introduce their product into the market. When Chieco saw the prototype of the product, he thought of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" and a phrase from it. This product has been the trend since the recent years. What is the product?

3. What product by a reputed company has the slogan "Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play" and is manufactured by Pegatron Technology?

4. This technology was named after a 10^th century king Harald. The logo of this technology merges the Germanic runes analogous to the modern Latin letters H (Hagall) and B (Berkanan). What technology is being referred to?

5. This person is believed to be the inventor of email and the person who popularized the '@' sign for the emails. Which person is being referred to?

6. This was created by a core group of companies consisting of Intel, Compaq, Microsoft, Digital, IBM and Northern Telecom. The original Apple "Bondi Blue" iMac G3 was the first computer to offer this. What was the creation?

7. What does RSS stand for?

8. This Indian company was started off with a sum of INR 10,000, and N.S.Raghavan was officially the first employee of the company. It has been rated as the 'Best Employer in India', and is the only Indian company to win the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises. Which famous MNC company is this?

9. What is New Technology File System better known as?

10. This company was founded in 1906 in Rochester, New York, as "The Haloid Company" which originally manufactured photographic paper and equipment, though its currently well known for something else. Which famous company is being referred to?

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ANSWERS:

1. Sony PSX

2. Apple iPod

3. Asus EEE PC

4. Bluetooth (named after Harald Bluetooth)

5. Ray Tomlinson

6. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

7. Really Simple Syndication

8. Infosys Technologies Limited

9. NTFS

10. Xerox Corporation