General Awareness ยท 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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CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) uses 'Experience. Results.' as their corporate tagline, emphasizing their track record in IT services and consulting.
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Apple
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Accenture
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IBM
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Macromedia
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Accenture uses 'High Performance. Delivered' as their corporate tagline, positioning themselves as a consulting and professional services firm focused on delivering measurable results.
B
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IBM's 'On Demand' business strategy emphasized on-demand computing and business process outsourcing services, positioning IBM as a provider of flexible, scalable technology solutions.
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Apple's famous 'Think Different' campaign (1997-2002) was created by TBWA\Chiat\Day and became iconic advertising associated with Apple's brand identity during Steve Jobs' return.
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Wipro
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Accenture
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Infosys
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CTS
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Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values is the famous tagline of Infosys, one of India's largest IT services companies. It reflects the company's emphasis on both technical excellence and ethical principles.
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'Applying Thought' was the corporate tagline/slogan of Wipro, an Indian multinational corporation. The company used this slogan extensively in its branding and marketing campaigns for many years. The other options (TCS, CTS, Infosys) are all major Indian IT companies but had different taglines - TCS used 'Experience Certainty' and Infosys used 'Powered by Intellect, Driven by Values'.
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Texas
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Accenture
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MRF
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Toshiba
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'Choose Freedom' was Toshiba's tagline used in their marketing campaigns. This slogan emphasized consumer choice and technological freedom in Toshiba's electronics and computer products.
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'Think Different' was Apple's famous advertising campaign slogan launched in 1997. It became one of the most recognizable taglines in advertising history and represented Apple's brand identity during Steve Jobs' return to the company.
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Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems in April 2009 for approximately $7.4 billion, completing the deal after regulatory approval. This was a major tech acquisition that integrated Sun's server hardware, Java programming language, and Solaris operating system into Oracle's portfolio.
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An American scientist
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A telecom PRO
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A Viking king
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An INTEL employee
C
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Bluetooth wireless technology was named after King Harald Bluetooth, a 10th-century Viking king of Denmark and Norway who united disparate Scandinavian tribes. The name was chosen to symbolize how Bluetooth technology unites different devices and communication protocols, just as Harald united kingdoms.
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Yahoo
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Google
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SAP
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Network Appliance
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'You can be serious without a suit' was one of Google's early corporate tenets/mottos, reflecting their casual work culture. Yahoo, SAP, and Network Appliance did not have this as a formal corporate principle.
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GE
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DEC
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Burroughs
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TKS Teknosoft
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In the early 1970s, TCS's first international order came from Burroughs, making option C correct. Burroughs was an American computer company that outsourced work to TCS.
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Nokia
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Sony
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Samsung
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Motorola
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Samsung is the company that marketed its mobile phones with the slogan emphasizing compact design with powerful features. The slogan 'Big inside. Small outside' highlights the contradiction of small external size with large internal capabilities. Nokia was known for 'Connecting People', Sony for 'make.believe', and Motorola for 'Hello Moto' campaigns.
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Nokia
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Erricson
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DoCoMo
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CellOne
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Sony acquired Ericsson's stake in their joint venture Sony Ericsson to form Sony Mobile Communications. The company was originally a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson before Sony took full ownership. Nokia is Finnish, DoCoMo is Japanese (acquired by SoftBank), and CellOne is an Indian state-owned operator.
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Microsoft
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SCO
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Novell
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Lotus
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Microsoft's iconic 'Where do you want to go today?' advertising campaign ran during the mid-1990s, coinciding with the Windows 95 era and the rise of consumer internet adoption. This slogan captured the company's vision of personal computing as a gateway to digital exploration.