IT Quiz – Set 8

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the ebook reader which is an embedded system for reading electronic books, launched by Amazon called?

2. This group's original and technical name is "ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee, Subcommittee 29, Working Group 1". What is this group well known today?

3. This was adopted at Geneva in 1952 and was developed by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Social and Cultural Organisation) as an alternative to the Berne Convention for those states which disagreed with some aspects of the Berne Convention , but still wished to participate in some form of multilateral copyright protection. What is being referred to?'

4. This company was founded in 1988 by Peter Shu and has its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. This became the first memory module manufacturer in Taiwan and the second in the world to receive the ISO 9001 certification. Its tagline is "Exceeding your Expectations". Which famous company is this?

5. What was formerly known as BTVL (Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited) ?

6. Who is the present CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.?

7. The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administration (CEPT) created the Groupe Special Mobile in 1982 to develop a standard for the mobile phone system to be used across Europe. The first network was launched in 1991 by Radiolinja in Finland. What is being referred to?

8. The IEEE is incorporated in the state of New York in United States. It was formed in 1963 by the merger of Institute of Radio Engineers and American Institute of Electrical Engineers. What does IEEE stand for?

9. This company was founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell the PostScript page description language. InDesign is one of its famous products. Which company is being referred to?

10. ".ttf" is the file format for what?

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ANSWERS:

1. Amazon Kindle

2. Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)

3. Universal Copyright Convention (UCC)

4. Transcend Information Inc.

5. Bharti Airtel (Airtel)

6. Derrick Meyer (Advanced Micro Devices – AMD)

7. GSM – Global System for Mobile communications

8. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

9. Adobe Systems

10. TrueType Fonts