General Awareness ยท Computer Knowledge
Technology Brands and Products
2,296 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
A
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Explanation
IBLc (Integrated Business Line - commercial) involves the CS2K Switch for its operation. CS2K is likely a specific switch platform (possibly Call Server 2000 or similar). The other options - DTV (Digital TV), RHPs (likely Residential Hosted PBX), and RHPc (Residential Hosted PBX commercial) - do not involve the CS2K switch in their operation. This tests specific knowledge of which business line uses which switching infrastructure.
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Voice Mail
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Call Hunting
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Distinctive Ringing
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All the Above
D
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Explanation
IBLc offers multiple value-added telephony services including Voice Mail for message management, Call Hunting for efficient call distribution across lines, and Distinctive Ringing to identify different phone numbers on the same line. These services enhance the basic telephone functionality for business customers.
A
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Explanation
CS2K is a circuit switch used in telecommunications networks. Among the Rogers business lines listed, IBLc is the service that involves the CS2K switching network for its operation, while DTV operates over different infrastructure and RHP variants use different switching technologies.
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Voice Mail
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Call Hunting
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Distinctive Ringing
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All the Above
D
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Explanation
IBLc offers voice mail, call hunting, and distinctive ringing as standard features for business customers. Since all three listed services are provided by IBLc, option D is correct. Each feature enhances business telecommunications functionality.
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Rogers Media
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Rogers Telecom
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Rogers Wireless
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Rogers Cable
C
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Explanation
Rogers Wireless was the Canadian carrier operating on GSM technology platform. Rogers Media, Rogers Telecom, and Rogers Cable are different divisions of Rogers Communications focused on media, telecom services, and cable services respectively.
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Rogers AT & T Wireless
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Sprint Canada Inc
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Call-Net Enterprise
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Both (a) and ( c)
A
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Explanation
Rogers Wireless was formerly known as Rogers AT&T Wireless before the rebranding. Sprint Canada Inc and Call-Net Enterprise were separate telecom entities, not former names of Rogers Wireless.
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Sprint Canada Inc
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Fonorola
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Call-Net Enterprise
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None of the Above
A
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Rogers Telecom was formerly known as Sprint Canada Inc before being acquired by Rogers. Fonorola and Call-Net Enterprises were other companies in the telecom space.
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Oracle
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IBM
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Teradata
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Microsoft
C
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Explanation
In the 2008 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, Teradata was positioned as the leader, topping the quadrant based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Teradata has historically been a dominant player in the enterprise data warehousing space. Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft were all significant players but not the leader in 2008.
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Teradata
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DATAllegro
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Netezza
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Greenplum
C
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Explanation
Netezza coined the term "Data Warehouse Appliance" when they introduced their integrated, pre-configured data warehouse platform that combined hardware and software. The appliance concept emphasized simplicity and out-of-the-box deployment. DATAllegro was later acquired by Microsoft, and Greenplum became part of Pivotal.
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Siemens
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Nokia
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Motorola
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Sony Ericsson
C
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Explanation
Motorola introduced the first commercial mobile phone. Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher, made the first handheld mobile phone call on April 3, 1973, using the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. This phone took 10 hours to charge and offered 30 minutes of talk time. While other companies became prominent later, Motorola was the pioneer.
B
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Explanation
Flex was originally developed by Macromedia, which Adobe acquired in 2005. Therefore Flex now belongs to Adobe.
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AMD Effects Group
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AMD Fusion Corp.
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ATI Technologies Inc.
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Nvidia Inc.
C
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Explanation
ATI Technologies Inc. was acquired by AMD in 2006 and subsequently renamed to the AMD Graphics Product Group. AMD Effects Group and AMD Fusion Corp. are fictitious names. Nvidia Inc. is a separate, independent company and has never been part of AMD. The Graphics Product Group brand was later phased out in favor of the AMD Radeon brand.
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Dolly
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Azure
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Oslo
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Wolverine
C
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Explanation
Microsoft's 'Oslo' was the codename for a set of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) technologies focused on model-driven development and visualization tools. This included the 'Oslo' repository, modeling language (M), and related tooling. Option C is correct. 'Dolly,' 'Azure' (which became Microsoft's cloud platform), and 'Wolverine' do not correspond to Microsoft's SOA technology codename.
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Blackberry, Nokia and Sony Ericsson
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Blackberry, Iphone and or Smartphones
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Blackberry Only
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Blackberry and HTC Only.
B
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In Rogers wireless infrastructure, the approved data devices include BlackBerry devices (which were dominant in enterprise messaging) and other smartphones including iPhone. Option A includes older feature phone brands (Nokia, Sony Ericsson) that had limited data capabilities. Option C is too narrow (BlackBerry only), and Option D omits iPhone while including HTC. Option B correctly captures the smartphone category.
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VXML based touchtone Platfom.
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CTI
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Avaya Switch.
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Genesys CTI.
A
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VXML (VoiceXML) is the industry-standard language for IVR applications. When replacing the Intervoice speech IVR platform, a VXML-based touchtone platform provides a modern, standards-compliant solution that supports both speech and touchtone interactions. CTI options (B and D) are integration interfaces, not platforms, and Avaya Switch (C) is hardware, not an application platform.