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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John Deere
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AT&T
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Lancome
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BMW
B
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Explanation
'Reach out and touch someone' was AT&T's famous advertising slogan from the 1980s and 1990s, emphasizing the emotional connection of telephone communication. John Deere, Lancome, and BMW are not associated with this tagline.
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Allstate Insurance
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Adobe
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Panasonic
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United Airlines
A
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You're in good hands with Allstate is the famous advertising slogan used by Allstate Insurance for decades. The other options (Adobe, Panasonic, United Airlines) use different slogans in their marketing.
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Hollywood
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Chicago
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Las Vegas
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Silicon Valley
D
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Silicon Valley, located in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of California, is home to thousands of technology and software companies including Apple, Google, Facebook, and numerous startups. Hollywood is known for entertainment, Chicago for finance and industry, and Las Vegas for gaming and tourism.
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mobile
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mobile and internet
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mobile and aviation solutions
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mobile and system
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Symbian was a mobile operating system and software platform, designed exclusively for smartphones. The company focused on the mobile space, not aviation or general internet solutions.
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NTT DOCOMO
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Qualcomm
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Psion
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Texas Instruments
C
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Symbian OS was announced in 1998 as a collaboration between Psion (creator of EPOC OS), Ericsson, Motorola, and Nokia. Psion provided the foundation OS technology (EPOC) that became Symbian.
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Symbian Foundation License (SFL)
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Eclipse Public License (EPL)
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Both License.
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none of License.
C
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Symbian source code was made available under both the Symbian Foundation License (SFL) and the Eclipse Public License (EPL). This dual-licensing approach provided flexibility for different use cases. The options suggesting only one license or no license are incorrect.
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Approximately 5% of Symbian's members were Indian as of August 2010. This represents the demographic breakdown of Symbian's membership at that time.
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Eclipse Public
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Symbian Foundation
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both
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none
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When Symbian open-sourced its platform in 2010, the source code was released primarily under the Eclipse Public License (EPL), which is a common open source license for such projects.
C
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The first Symbian^2 device shipped in Japan in June 2010. Japan was a key market for Symbian devices, particularly through manufacturers like Nokia. This question tests knowledge of mobile technology market history and geography.
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Symbian OS was associated with 14 technology domains covering various aspects of mobile computing including telecommunications, multimedia, and networking. This number reflects the comprehensive scope of the Symbian platform's technical specifications.
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Voltas
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Infosys
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Titan Industries
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TCS
B
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Voltas, Titan Industries, and TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) are all part of the Tata Group conglomerate. Infosys is an independent IT services company founded separately and not affiliated with the Tata group, making it the clear odd one out in this list.
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Mobira Senator
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Nokia Senior
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Mash Senator
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Nokia Centurion .
A
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The Mobira Senator was introduced in 1982 as Nokia's first mobile phone. It was designed for use in cars and operated on the NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) network, which was an early analog mobile standard. This phone was not portable and had to be installed in vehicles.
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Nokia 1101
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Nokia 1110
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Nokia 1011
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Nokia 0111
C
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The Nokia 1011, launched in 1992, was Nokia's first digital mobile phone to use the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network. GSM was the first digital standard for mobile phones, replacing earlier analog systems like NMT. The 1011 could store 99 phone numbers and had a monochrome display.
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Nokia 101
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Nokia 111
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Nokia 011
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Nokia 110
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The Nokia 101 was indeed one of Nokia's earliest candy bar shaped phones. The candy bar form factor refers to phones with a rectangular, slab-like shape without any flip or slide mechanism. Nokia became famous for this simple, durable design in their early mobile phones.
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The Nokia 232, released in 1994, was among the first mobile phones to support data services, fax, and SMS capabilities. It was part of Nokia's early generation of GSM phones that included these advanced communication features for business users, marking the beginning of mobile data communication.