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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
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the size zero
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the new size
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the same size zero
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the new size zero
D
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Sony Vaio laptops were marketed for their ultra-slim profiles, using the 'size zero' concept to emphasize how thin and portable their notebooks were. This was a key differentiator in their advertising campaigns compared to bulkier laptops of that era.
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Cinthol
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Sony Vaio
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Axe
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Vodafone
C
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Axe, the male grooming brand, launched the 'Dark Temptations' range of products. This was part of Axe's marketing campaigns focusing on attraction themes.
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Accenture
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Oracle
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IBM
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Cognizant Technology Solutions
C
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IBM used the 'Stop Talking Start Doing' punchline as part of their marketing campaigns, emphasizing execution over discussion. This tagline aligned with IBM's business solutions focus.
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Microsoft X Box
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Sony Play Station
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Nintendo WII
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Intel Core 2 Duo
C
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Nintendo's Wii console was code-named 'Revolution' during its development phase. The name was intended to emphasize the revolutionary motion-sensing controls that would transform gaming. Before its official 2006 launch, the project was publicly referred to by this codename, building hype in the gaming community.
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Phonograph
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Telephone
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Camera
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Stereo
A
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The phonograph, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, was the first device capable of both recording and playing back sound. It used a needle to etch sound waves onto a tinfoil-wrapped cylinder, which could then be played back by tracing the grooves.
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vodafone
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motorola
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siemens
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sony
B
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Six Sigma was developed at Motorola in 1986 by engineer Bill Smith as a data-driven quality management methodology to reduce defects and improve process consistency in manufacturing.
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computer
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cell phone
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laptop
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ipod
C
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The size zero campaign featuring Kareena Kapoor was for a laptop (C), specifically for a computer brand's ultra-portable laptop line. The campaign capitalized on Kareena's reported size-zero figure. Computers (A), cell phones (B), and iPods (D) were not the focus of this particular endorsement.
C
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Hrithik Roshan has been associated with Acer (C), the computer company. Acer has used Hrithik as a brand ambassador for their laptops and computers in the Indian market. Intel (A), Asus (B), and HP (D) are not the computer brands he has officially endorsed.
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4G
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Front facing camera
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HD recording
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Multitasking
A
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The iPhone 4 (released in 2010) was a 3G device, not a 4G device - it didn't support LTE or 4G networks which weren't widely available at launch. The iPhone 4 did include a front-facing camera (introduced for FaceTime), HD video recording (720p), and multitasking capabilities added in iOS 4.
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Rainbow apple
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Rainbow apple with a bite
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Red apple
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Sir Isaac Newton under an apple tree
D
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Apple's first logo in 1976 depicted Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree, designed by Ronald Wayne. The rainbow-colored apple with a bite (often thought of as the 'original') was actually created later in 1977 by Rob Janoff. The 'Rainbow apple' and 'Red apple' options are not accurate descriptions of either logo.
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TCS
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Wipro
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Infosys
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Mahindra Satyam
B
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Wipro uses 'Applying Thought' as its corporate slogan to emphasize thoughtful, innovative solutions. TCS uses 'Experience Certainty', Infosys uses 'Powered by Intellect', and Mahindra Satyam had different branding.
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Fact
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Fiction
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almost fiction: Right year, but it was the Nokia 9000 Communicator
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C
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The Nokia 9000 Communicator, released in 1996, was indeed the first widely available mobile phone with internet capabilities, not a Samsung model. The Nokia 9000 featured email, fax, and web browsing functionality through its integrated modem and keyboard. Samsung's early internet-capable phones came later, making the 'almost fiction' option correct about both the year and the actual manufacturer.
D
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Intel is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, producing microprocessors, chipsets, and other integrated circuits. While Apple designs chips for their products, they don't manufacture at Intel's scale. IBM exited the semiconductor manufacturing business, and Dell doesn't manufacture chips - they use Intel and AMD processors in their computers. The question tests knowledge of the semiconductor industry landscape.
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Cogent (COGT)
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i-flex Solutions
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MphasiS
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Calpine Group
D
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This is a factual question about Technopark (a technology park in India). The Calpine Group developed the Technopark website. Cogent, i-flex Solutions, and MphasiS were not involved in this project.
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Prasad Jain
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Jug Suraiya
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Steve Jobs
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Sepoy Mutiny
C
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Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with Steve Wozniak in 1976. While the iPad was introduced in 2010 during Jobs' second tenure as CEO, he was the driving force behind Apple's product vision including the iPad development. The question phrasing is slightly imprecise as Jobs co-founded Apple, not specifically the iPad, but among the options, Steve Jobs is the only person connected to Apple's product development. The other options are unrelated - Prasad Jain and Jug Suraiya are Indian journalists, and 'Sepoy Mutiny' refers to the 1857 rebellion.