Tech Quest - 5

Question 1- What is codenamed ‘Cedar Trail'?

Answer : The next-generation Intel Atom platform.

Question 2- Which Microsoft product had the codename Argo?

Answer : Zune media player.

Question 3-  ‘Lendle’ was revoked and then bought back very soon by Amazon. What is ‘Lendle’?

Answer : It is an e-book swapping application that ‘…is the easiest, fastest, fairest, and best way to lend and borrow Kindle books’.

Question 4- A live version of which very popular online game made by Rovio is part of the theme park in the city of Changsha in China?

Answer : Angry Birds.

Question 5- Name the inventor of the e-book, and founder of Project Gutenberg, who passed away recently in Illinois.

Answer : Michael Hart.

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Tech Quest - 4

Question 1- Which was the first browser developed for public use, debuted in 1993.  It was discontinued in 1997?

Answer : Mosaic.

Question 2- Palm OS was also known as?

Answer : Garnet OS.

Question 3- What was launched by Google that  lets one trace the usage of a word or phrase during the past five centuries!?

Answer : Ngram Viewer.

Question 4- The name of ‘Avast!', the antivirus computer program, is derived from ?

Answer : Anti-Virus – Advanced Set.

Question 5- Which Firefox-based Web browser was developed by AT&T (now-discontinued )? {Hint- It’s name is the same of a famous children's entertainment channel of India}

Answer- Pogo.

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Tech Quest - 3

Question 1- Apple has just hired yet another member of the iPhone jailbreaking community, also known as @comex on Twitter. Who is that person?

Answer : Nicholas Allegra.

Question 2- Steve jobs has stepped down from CEO post. Who is the current CEO of Apple?

Answer : Tim Cook.

Question 3- Name the Taiwanese company that produces the iPod, the iPad, the iPhone and branded motherboards for Intel Corp.

Answer : Foxconn.

Question 4- Microsoft's new OS for rugged handhelds used by package handlers, shop floor workers, etc, is called..?

Answer : Windows Embedded Handheld.

Question 5- Which IT giants motto is “smarter planet”?

Answer- IBM.

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Tech Quest - 2

Question 1- ________ Mobile Phones launched the revolutionary concept of ZERO paise per second with pre-bundled simcards.

Answer : Videocon

Question 2- Which was the first computer to commercialize a GUI in 1983?

Answer : Apple LISA.

Question 3- When twitter is unavailable, which graphic appears on the screen?

Answer : Fail Whale.

Question 4- The word indicates that sometimes the computer problem is not with the computer itself, but with the user. What is that specific word?

Answer : Liveware.

Question 5- We all know about data compression file .ZIP. The question is- Who wrote .Zip program?

Answer- Phil Katz.

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Tech Quest - 1

Question 1- Which song became the billionth song to be downloaded from iTunes?

 Answer : Coldplay's "Speed of Sound" .

Question 2- Name he payment platform created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Answer : Square.

Question 3- Expand RAR.

Answer : Roshal Archive.

Question 4- Who is regarded as the father of Playstation?

Answer : Ken ketarugi.

Question 5- Which was the first digital graphical game to run on a computer?

Answer- OXO.

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