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1. As of March 2011, world’s largest mobile operator with more than 600 million
subscribers?
A: China Mobile2. “Gesher” was it’s first codename, it was released in 9th January 2009 by Intel. On what code name you know it now?
A: Sandy Bridge3. We often say a processor is manufactured under “32 nm”(nanometer) process. What does 32 nm indicate?
A: It refers to the expected average halfpitch (i.e., half the distance between identical features) of a memory cell at this technology level.

4. What do you mean by Data archaeology?
A: It refers to the art and science of recovering computer data encrypted in now obsolete media or formats.

5. What are Haswell & Broadwell ?
A: These are the codename for a processor microarchitecture to be developed by Intel.

6. Who is in the designation  CEO, Yahoo ( as of 10 September 2011).?
A: Tim Morse

7. Who is known as the father of IBM PC?
A: Don Estridge

8. Name the optical semiconductor that is the core of DLP projecion Technology and was invented by Dr. Larry Hornbeck and Dr. William E Nelson of Texas Instrument in 1987?
A: DMD (Digital Micromirror Device)

9. This term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline used it in an article about the advantages of selfregulating humanmachine systems in outer space. Which is the term?
A: Cyborg

10.This company was started by G.L. Mirchandani and Vijay Mansukhani in 1981 in Mumbai and it is one of India’s leading electronics brand. Identify the company?

A: Onida Electronics

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ TCS IT Wiz 2011 Lucknow Prelim 2011

1.The current incarnation of this famous website is the result of a March 2000 merger between Confinity and X.com.In Oct 2002 became a wholly owned subsidiary of ebay. Which famous website is this?
Ans.Paypal

2.World’s largest producer of guided missiles .Established in 1922 the company reincorporated in 1928 & adopted its present name in 1959. What?
Ans.Ratheon

3.Started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation….?
Ans.Motorola

4.Identify the person?

Ans.Jack Kilby

5.What was created by John Backus?
Ans.Fortran

6.Verizon Wireless has released a line of smartphones that go by a name which is a trademark of Lucasfilms Ltd. It It was involved in a lawsuit with Google with a very popular OS. Identify this series of smartphones?
Ans.Droid

7.Started as Haloid Photographic company..?
Ans.Xerox

8.Lindon Labs headquartered in California launched in June 2003 . It was developed by Philip Rosedale, as a computer hardware allowing people to immerse in a virtual world. In its earliest form, the company struggled to produce a commercial version of the hardware, known as “The Rig”, which was realized in prototype form as a clunky steel contraption with computer monitors worn on shoulders.What is this famous in virtual world?
Ans:Second Life

9.Which is the Mascot of JAVA?
Ans.Duke

10.Identify the person who is the co-inventer of USB?

Ans.Ajay Bhatt

11.The Fujifilm FinePix Real X cameras can take X-dimensional pictures using two lenses, and display them to the naked eye in X format .What is X?.
Ans.3 D

12.Contrived acronym was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford?Carnegie Mellon University attempted to trademark the term, but the trademark application was abandoned on 21 April 2008.Identify the term?
Ans.CAPTCHA

13.Precept software by Judith Estrin and Bill Carrico designed and built and internet video product.Identify?
Ans.IPTV(Internet Protocol TeleVision)

14.Identify the person who is the creator of Computer Mouse?

Ans.Douglas Engelbert

15.Started in 1928, as AT&T’s Western Electric division , established a division for the specific purpose of installing and servicing their loudspeakers and electronic products for motion picture use. Called “E.R.P.I.” (Electrical Research Products, Inc.), it was purchased as part of a consent decree in 1936 by a group of E.R.P.I. executives, including George Carrington, Sr. and Mike Conrow. They changed the name to “All Technical Service Company”. How do we know this company today?

Ans.Altec Lansing

16.Identify the logo?

Ans.Blu Ray

17.What is defined as “Collection of duplicating original values stored elsewhere or computed earlier where the original data is inexpensive to fetch “?
Ans.Cache Memory

18.Identify the company?

Ans.Cisco

19.Veronica was based on ?
Ans.Gopher

20.Which technology czar has committeed to put aside well over 10%of his wealth for philanthrophic issues . His foundation’s education venture include SSN educational Institute named after his father and is setting up Seven Vidyagyan schools in UP for rural students?
Ans:Shiv Nadar

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ on TCS IT WIZ KOCHI PRELIMS 2011 

1. In 1999,“The old man and the sea” became the first movie of film in the world to appear in what format?
A.IMAX

2.What stands for the last two “E” in the “IEEE”?
A.Electronic Engeneering

3.In 1992,Bell south and a giant company came out with Simon,the first ever smart phone in the world.Who was the other company?
A.IBM
4.Identify the person who is the co-founder, present CEO & President of Sandisk Corporation?

A: Sanjay Mehrotra
5.“Go” is handheld game console from whom?
A.Sony
6.Microsoft realised very early that e books on the windows platform would be a big thing.They created a free downloadable software to help you browse through these ebooks on windows based
devices.What is it called from Microsoft?
A.Reader
7.What is full form of PCB as in PCB Boards?
A.Printed Circuit Board
8.Identify the inventor & mathematician?

A.Blaise Pascal
9.DC Comics was tied up with which electronic giant to create the Super Hero universe for MMO game platforms.Who is its partner?

A.Sony
10.Which technology giant ran the campaign “Life without walls”?
A.Microsoft Windows
11.Which company came out with the ‘Zune’ range of media players?
A.Microsoft
12.Which company is making this wrist watch

A.Nike
13.It was a huge file sharing service, a P2P  which has to to stop services for leaking the song ” I disappear” before the official release of the song. Which is the P2P service mentioned?
A: Napster
14.Paneesh Murthy is the chairman of which software company that recently took over Patni computers?
A.iGATE
15.Which was the first restaurant chain to start online services as a trial way back in 1999 at University of California?
A: Pizza hut
16.Identify the logo?
17.It is a device used to forward data packets to the appropriate parts of a computer network. What is the device?
A: Router
18Which Hindi Daily today has partnered with Yahoo India & to promote the content in Hindi for Yahoo India.?
A: Jagran
19.Sony along with which other company develops Internet TV for Google. This company is better known for providing keyboards, mouse etc…?
A: Logitech
20.Identify this person who is known as the father of logic?

A.George Boole

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