General Awareness ยท Computer Knowledge
Technology Brands and Products
2,296 Questions
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
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NTT Docomo, the Japanese telecommunications company, set a world record in 2006 for having 45,687,117 wireless internet subscribers. This made it one of the largest mobile operators in the world at that time. NTT Docomo is based in Japan and was a pioneer in mobile internet services.
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National
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Onida
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Samsung
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LG
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Dell acquired Perot Systems in 2009 for approximately $3.9 billion to expand its IT services capabilities. This acquisition helped Dell compete with HP (which had acquired EDS) and IBM in the technology services space. Deloitte, IBM, and TCS were not involved in this acquisition.
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Google
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Dell
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Microsoft
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Intel
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Microsoft was developing the 'Courier' tablet concept, which would have competed with Apple's iPad. The Courier was a dual-screen tablet prototype that Microsoft ultimately cancelled.
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Motorola
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Nokia
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Sony Ericsson
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Samsung
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Nokia developed a prototype solution to enable blind people to use SMS. This accessibility initiative used text-to-speech and other technologies to make messaging accessible to visually impaired users.
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LG is a South Korean brand (originally Lucky-Goldstar), not Japanese. Sony, Suzuki, and Toyota are all well-known Japanese multinational corporations. The question asks which is NOT Japanese, making the Korean brand the correct answer.
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yahoo
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google
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microsoft
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sun
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AltaVista was acquired by Yahoo in 2003 when Yahoo purchased Overture Services, which had previously bought AltaVista. The search engine operated under Yahoo's ownership until its closure in 2013. Neither Google, Microsoft, nor Sun ever owned AltaVista.
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yahoo
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google
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microsoft
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sun
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AltaVista became part of Yahoo's portfolio through Overture Services' acquisition in 2003, marking a pivotal moment in search engine consolidation. Major tech players like Google, Microsoft, and Sun never owned this pioneering search platform. Yahoo's ownership continued until the service was ultimately discontinued in 2013.
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yahoo
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google
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microsoft
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sun
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AltaVista, one of the early popular web search engines launched in 1995, was eventually acquired by Yahoo in 2003 through Overture Services. It was originally developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) researchers.
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Microsoft's 'Your Potential Our Passion' was a corporate tagline used in the early 2000s, emphasizing Microsoft's commitment to empowering users through technology. HCL, TCS, and Wipro are major Indian IT companies but this specific tagline belongs to Microsoft.
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HP's 'Everything is Possible' (or 'HP invent' with similar sentiment) was part of their branding campaign. Lenovo acquired IBM's PC division, IBM uses 'Think' and 'Let's Build Smart', while Compaq was acquired by HP in 2002 and had different branding.
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CSC
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Adobe
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Accenture
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SKODA
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This is asking about company slogans/taglines. 'High Performance. Delivered' is Accenture's well-known corporate tagline used in their branding and marketing materials globally.
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IBM
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Lenovo
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Cognizant
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Presario
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'ON DEMAND' refers to IBM's 'On Demand Business' strategy and branding initiative from the early 2000s, representing their shift to on-demand computing and services.
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This appears to be referencing Lenovo's early positioning as 'a new technology company' during their emergence and global expansion phase, particularly after acquiring IBM's PC division.
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Apple Macintosh
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Samsung
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Panasonic
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Sharp
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'Think Different' was Apple's iconic advertising campaign slogan from 1997-2002, created by TBWA\Chiat\Day, marking Apple's brand renaissance under Steve Jobs' return.