General Awareness · 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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Digitally Yours is the tagline/slogan of LG Electronics, used in their marketing campaigns to emphasize their digital technology products.
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Voltas
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Philips
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Samsung
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Onida
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Philips uses 'Sense and Simplicity' as their corporate tagline, reflecting their brand philosophy of user-friendly technology. Voltas, Samsung, and Onida use different taglines. This is a classic tagline-brand association question.
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Googly
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Gknowledge
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Knol
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Ginfo
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Google designated 'Knol' as a unit of knowledge, derived from 'knowledge'. The project aimed to create expert-written articles on specific topics, with each article representing a 'knol' or unit of knowledge.
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IBM
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Microsoft
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ORACLE
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Intel
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'SOFTWARE POWERS THE INTERNET' is a famous slogan associated with Oracle Corporation. It emphasizes Oracle's role in providing database and enterprise software solutions that power internet infrastructure. IBM, Microsoft, and Intel are all major technology companies but this slogan belongs to Oracle.
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IBM
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Microsoft
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ORACLE
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Intel
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"SOFTWARE POWERS THE INTERNET" was Oracle's slogan emphasizing their enterprise software and database technology's role in powering internet infrastructure and applications. Microsoft and IBM had different positioning, while Intel focused on hardware.
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This is a true story about HP's founding. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard did indeed flip a coin in 1939 to decide the company name. Hewlett won the coin toss, which is why it's Hewlett-Packard rather than Packard-Hewlett.
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LG Corporation was formed in 1983 from the merger of two Korean companies: Lucky (chemical/cosmetics) and Goldstar (electronics). The name LG combines these two brand names into one corporate identity.
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Motorola's name combines 'motor' (from motor car) with 'ola' (from Victrola, a popular phonograph/radio brand). The company specialized in car radios, hence the 'motor' reference.
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Ford
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Blue Bonnet
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ebay
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IBM
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IBM earned the nickname "Big Blue" from its distinctive blue logo and the blue color prominently used in its products and corporate branding since the 1960s. The nickname reflects the company's dominant presence in the technology industry.
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GoldVish ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique
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The Diamond Crypto Smartphone
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Vertu Signature Cobra
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Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme
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The Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme, created by Stuart Hughes, was valued at approximately $3.2 million due to its 271 grams of gold and 53 diamonds. Note: Rankings of 'most expensive' can change as new luxury phones are released.
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Karbonn Mobiles
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Micromaxx Mobiles
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Maxx Mobiles
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Spice Mobiles
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The tagline 'There's always a smarter way' was used by Spice Mobiles in their advertising campaigns. This type of question tests knowledge of popular brand slogans and taglines used in Indian advertising.
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Tata Docomo
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Tata Indicom
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Tata Photon
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Virgin
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Polaroid
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Oracle
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Apple Computer
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CNET
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'Software powers the Internet' was Oracle's slogan, emphasizing their database and enterprise software infrastructure that underpins much of the modern internet. Polaroid is instant photography, Apple Computer makes hardware/software but this isn't their slogan, and CNET is a tech media company.
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IBM used the motto 'Think' from the 1920s, and Apple later adopted 'Think Different' in the 1990s. This is a well-documented piece of technology and advertising history.
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Cisco Systems
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Apple Computer
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Intel
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CNET