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Technology Brands and Products

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Technology brands and products cover consumer electronics, software history, and the ownership of popular applications. Questions often focus on smart devices, corporate taglines, and major industry acquisitions. This material helps candidates preparing for banking and SSC general awareness sections.

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Technology Brands and Products Questions

Multiple choice

In 2008, Motorola launched

  1. MotoMing A1600

  2. Motoyuva W396

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Motoyuva 130
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Motorola released both the MotoMing A1600 and the Motoyuva W396 in 2008, making 'Both 1 and 2' the correct choice.

Multiple choice

Which of the following faced investigations for unauthorised collection of private wireless data through its 'Street View' service in 2010?

  1. Google

  2. Motorola

  3. Microsoft

  4. Yahoo

  5. Facebook
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Australian police in June 2010 have been ordered to investigate Google for possible breach of privacy while taking pictures for its Street View service. The possible offences occurred while Google vehicles, mounted with 360- degree   cameras,   gathered   pictures   for   Street   View, collecting private wireless data at the same time.

Multiple choice

Who manufactured the PDP series of processor?

  1. Digital equipment co.

  2. Data general

  3. IBM

  4. Sun Microsystems
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The PDP (Programmed Data Processor) series was a line of minicomputers manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).

Multiple choice

Which company's computers ran the multiuse operating system?

  1. IBM

  2. Honeywell

  3. Compaq

  4. Digital equipment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was an influential early time-sharing operating system developed by a team at MIT, General Electric (later Honeywell), and Bell Labs.

Multiple choice

Ramalinga Raju is associated with ____?

  1. Yahoo

  2. Microsoft

  3. LG

  4. Satyam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ramalinga Raju was the founder and chairman of Satyam Computer Services, and his involvement in a major corporate fraud scandal made him widely known. The Satyam scandal was one of India's biggest corporate fraud cases, leading to the company being acquired by Mahindra.