Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.

Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.

Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.

Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.

Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

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Question 3-  ‘Lendle’ was revoked and then bought back very soon by Amazon.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

Friday, September 2, 2011

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.