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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Infra
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Tally
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People soft
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CA
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CA (Computer Associates) used the slogan "THE SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES e-BUSINESS" as their corporate tagline during the e-commerce boom era. This positioned their enterprise software solutions for managing online business operations. Tally is accounting software, PeopleSoft (note: two words) was an HR/enterprise software company acquired by Oracle, and Infra was not a major software brand with this slogan.
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Barclays
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Google
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Microsoft
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Oracle
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"Don't be evil" was Google's famous corporate motto from 2000 to 2015, reflecting their commitment to ethical business practices. This slogan distinguished Google from other tech companies during its rapid growth phase. Barclays, Microsoft, and Oracle had different corporate slogans and brand positioning.
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Bullet Train
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TGV, France
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CRH
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Shanghai Maglev Train
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The Shanghai Maglev Train in China is the fastest operational train in the world, with a top speed of 267 mph (431 km/h). It uses magnetic levitation technology and outpaces the TGV (France), CRH (China), and Bullet Train (Japan) in actual operational speed.
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Lenovo's tagline 'We are building a new technology company' reflected its transformation from IBM's PC division acquisition into a global tech leader. The slogan emphasized innovation and redefining the company's identity.
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Google was founded in September 1998, not March 1996, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a research project at Stanford University. Therefore, the statement is false.
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Samsung
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Onidda
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Sony
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Onida
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Onida's 'Neighbor's Envy, Owner's Pride' is arguably India's most iconic color TV slogan, capturing the aspirational nature of television ownership in the 1980s-90s. Despite the typo as 'Onidda', this is clearly Onida's famous tagline that defined the brand for decades.
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Sony's first product was not the Walkman. The company was founded in 1946 and made electronic products long before the Walkman was introduced in 1979. Their first product was actually an electric rice cooker.
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Motorola EX128
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Sony Ericsson XPeria
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Nokia N73
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Apple iPhone
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Sony Ericsson Xperia phones, particularly the Xperia PLAY model, used the 'Smart Phone, Smart Gaming' tagline to highlight their gaming capabilities. The Xperia PLAY featured slide-out gaming controls and was specifically marketed to mobile gamers, making it the correct answer.
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Life's Good is LG's famous tagline used in their advertising campaigns globally. The Korean electronics company uses this slogan to promote their positive brand image.
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Facebook
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Amazon
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Infibeam
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ebay
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eBay used this tagline in their marketing campaigns to emphasize the platform's vast product selection. The slogan highlighted eBay's positioning as a marketplace where buyers could find virtually anything through its auction-style listings.
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Advertising Strategies
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George and Co.
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Infinity Infoway
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Newton Consulting
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The tagline 'IT Vision Implementers' belongs to Newton Consulting, an IT consulting and services company. The other options listed - Advertising Strategies, George and Co., and Infinity Infoway - are not associated with this particular tagline.
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Apple Computer
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AT&T
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Ajax
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CNET
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Ajax is a cleaning product that used the famous advertising slogan 'Stronger than dirt' in its marketing campaigns. This slogan became iconic in American advertising history. The other options are all technology/telecom companies and not associated with this particular tagline.
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Bill Gates
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Martin Cooper
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Ralph Bunche
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John Dalton
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Martin Cooper, working at Motorola, made the first handheld mobile phone call in 1973 and is widely credited as the father of the mobile phone. Gates founded Microsoft, Bunche was a diplomat, Dalton was a chemist.
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Sylvania
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Unisys
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Circuit City
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GE
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"We Make IT Happen" was the slogan of Unisys, an information technology company. Sylvania makes lighting products, Circuit City was electronics retail, and GE uses "Imagination at Work." The slogan reflects Unisys's IT services focus.
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Kodak, the iconic photography company founded by George Eastman, used the tagline 'A Virtual World of Live Pictures' to emphasize the vivid, lifelike quality of photographs. SBI (State Bank of India), IOB (Indian Overseas Bank), and UBI (Union Bank of India) are banking institutions without this specific tagline.