General Awareness · 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
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IBM used 'Solutions for a small planet' as their tagline, emphasizing global reach with environmental consciousness. Nintendo, SAP, and CA are not associated with this slogan.
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Motorola
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Nokia
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Samsung
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Sharp
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Motorola launched the first commercial mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, in 1983. Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first mobile phone call in 1973, and the device was commercially available a decade later.
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Radiophone
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Brick
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Flip
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Vodaphone
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Large, early mobile phones from the 1980s and 1990s were colloquially called 'bricks' because of their size, weight, and rectangular shape that resembled a brick. Phones like the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X were notoriously large and heavy, making 'brick' an apt and humorous nickname that has persisted in popular culture.
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Apple
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Intel
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IBM
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Sun Microsystems
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Motorola invented the first mobile phone device. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, released in 1983, was the first commercially available handheld mobile phone. Martin Cooper of Motorola led the team that developed this groundbreaking device, which weighed 2.5 pounds and offered 30 minutes of talk time.
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Samsung A800
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Nokia 3210
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samsung E900
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Nokia 3130
B
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The Nokia 3210 was the first phone to feature T9 predictive text technology. Released in 1999, this phone popularized T9, which allowed users to type messages by pressing each key only once rather than multiple times for each letter. This made SMS texting much faster and more convenient.
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blood-dia iPhone 3GS Supreme
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platstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme
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jemstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme
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Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme
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The Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme was created by Stuart Hughes and cost approximately £1.92 million ($3.2 million). It was adorned with 271 grams of gold and featured a rare diamond on the home button, making it one of the most expensive luxury phones ever created.
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Motorola
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nokia
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modu mobile
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T-mobile
C
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Modu was an Israeli company that created the world's smallest mobile phone, which weighed only 40.1 grams and measured 72mm x 37mm x 7.8mm. The phone was recognized by Guinness World Records for its tiny size before the company ceased operations in 2011.
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taio cruz 596X
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DynaTAC 8000X
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taio cruz 5980X
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Dynamite 400X
B
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The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first commercially available mobile phone, released in 1983 after 10 years of development. It weighed 2.5 pounds, cost $3,995, offered 30 minutes of talk time, and took 10 hours to charge - making it a revolutionary but impractical device for its time.
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Yahoo
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Kleenex
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Apple
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Rolex
C
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Apple's famous slogan from the late 1990s was "Think Different" - part of their iconic advertising campaign that highlighted individuality and creativity. This became one of the most recognizable brand slogans in history. The other options listed are not associated with this slogan.
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Lexus
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Adobe
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Nike
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Budweiser
C
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"Just Do It" is Nike's iconic slogan created in 1988, one of the most recognizable brand slogans worldwide. It represents motivation, action, and athletic achievement. The other companies listed have different famous slogans.