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Technology Brands and Products

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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

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Jambool

  2. like.com

  3. Widevine Technologies

  4. Phonetic Art

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As of December 25, 2010, Widevine Technologies was Google's latest acquisition, announced in December 2010 for their digital rights management and video optimization technologies. Jambool (social gaming) and like.com (visual search) were earlier 2010 acquisitions. Phonetic Art was not a major Google acquisition.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Web Information Company

  2. Android Mobile

  3. Programming Language

  4. All of the Above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Alexa Internet, founded in 1996, was a web information company that provided commercial web traffic data and analytics, known for the Alexa Rank. It was acquired by Amazon in 1999. Alexa is not an Android mobile, programming language, or 'all of the above' - it specifically refers to the web analytics company.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Webel

  2. Ayurved More/RS Software

  3. Technopolish

  4. FirstGate

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When traveling from SDF building towards Salt Lake, after passing College More (Kolkata Government College intersection), the next bus stop is Ayurved More/RS Software. Webel, Technopolis, and First Source (FirstGate) are other stops on different routes or further down.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Pentium processor

  2. Wireless router

  3. USB

  4. External harddisk

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ajay Bhatt, an Indian-American computer architect at Intel, was the co-inventor of the USB (Universal Serial Bus) in the 1990s. His team developed this universal connectivity standard that replaced multiple port types.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. Global System for Mobile Communities

  2. Global Syscom for Mobile Communication

  3. Global System for Mobile Communication

  4. Global System for Mobile Community

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communication, a standard for mobile phones and networks. Option C is correct. Options A, B, and D are incorrect - 'Global Syscom' and 'Mobile Communities/Community' are not the correct expansion.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Legend

  2. Computer China

  3. Ovonel

  4. Legrand

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lenovo was originally called 'Legend' when it was founded in China in 1984. The company changed its name to Lenovo (combining 'Le-' from Legend and '-novo' for new) in 2002 when preparing for international expansion, as 'Legend' was already trademarked in many countries.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Ericsson

  2. Samsung

  3. Nokia

  4. Motorola

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Maria Sharapova endorsed Ericsson mobile phones during the early 2000s. This was a major celebrity endorsement deal for the Swedish telecommunications company. The other options (Samsung, Nokia, Motorola) had different celebrity endorsers.