IT Quiz

1. Who makes the computer operating system IRIX?

A.Silicon Graphics.

2.If Google owns the PageRank trademark, who owns the patent to the process?

A.Stanford University

3. What was codenamed `Springboard’ and was released on August 6, 2004?

A.Windows XP Service Pack 2.

4. Who originally made `PartitionMagic’ now owned by Symantec.

A.PowerQuest Corporation.

5. In Mozilla Foundation lingo, what is the `Aviary’?

A.Their nickname for Firefox plus Thunderbird.

6. Who developed the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)?

A.Netscape

7. How did the Apple faithful dub June 29, 2007, the day when iPhone made its debut on the shelves?

A.’iDay’

8. Which cyber giant’s jingle is also called the ’sonic logo’?

A.Intel

9. Which company got its name from a creek that ran behind one of the founders’ homes in Los Altos, California?

A.Adobe

10. Who developed Xross Media Bar (XMB), the Emmy-award winning GUI system?

A.Sony

11. Which game-maker is the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, an MLB team?

A.Nintendo.

12. Whose first smartphone companion product is called ‘Foleo’?

A.Palm

13. Who claims to be the ‘First Internet search engine to launch Image, Audio, and Video search capabilities’?

A.Altavista

14. Which company’s Nasdaq ticker symbol is ERTS?

A.Electronic Arts.

15. Which OS was created in 1996 by Robert Szeleney?

A.SkyOS