General Awareness ยท Computer Knowledge
Technology Brands and Products
2,498 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
B
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The question asks which brand of phones Dhoni keeps losing, with Maxx marked as correct. This appears to be celebrity endorsement trivia or a specific joke about MS Dhoni and phone brand associations. The claimed answer is Maxx (Option B).
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Quartz variety
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Watch-Glass Groove
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Envoy
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Dabbler
B
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A bezel is a groove or flange designed to hold a gem, crystal, or watch glass in place in jewelry or timepieces. In watches, the bezel is the ring surrounding the watch face that may rotate (as in dive watches) or be fixed. This makes 'Watch-Glass Groove' the correct answer among the options.
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Wipro
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Nokia
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Samsung
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Motorola
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Motorola's tagline is 'Intelligence Everywhere' reflecting their position in telecommunications and mobile technology. Wipro is an IT services company, Nokia and Samsung are mobile competitors - but 'Intelligence Everywhere' was specifically Motorola's branding emphasizing smart, connected devices. This tagline was prominent during Motorola's market presence.
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Sony Cybershot cameras featured a 270-degree wide angle lens in several models, allowing for versatile shooting angles including selfies and creative perspectives. The 300, 330, and 360 degree options are not standard specifications for Cybershot cameras. 270-degree tilting screens were a key feature distinguishing Cybershot in the compact camera market.
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Olive Telecommunications partnered with Tata Photon Plus to offer notebooks with built-in mobile data connectivity, targeting users who needed internet on the go without external dongles.
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It has a 3-D screen
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It has in built Tata Photon Plus
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It has a motion sensor for gaming
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You can watch live TV
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The Samsung Corby could stream live TV through its supported applications and networks, which was highlighted as a key multimedia differentiator for this youth-focused touchscreen phone.
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Wipro
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Infosys
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Cognizant
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Mind Tree
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Wipro's corporate tagline 'Applying Thought' reflects their positioning as a thoughtful, strategic technology services provider focusing on applied intelligence and innovation.
C
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Canon's tagline 'Delighting You Always' emphasizes their customer-centric approach to imaging, printing, and optical products, focusing on customer satisfaction and product quality.
B
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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
B
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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
C
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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
C
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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
C
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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.