General Awareness · 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
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Honeycomb and Sugar Smacks
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Honeypot and Ice Cream
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Ice Cream and Candy Cane
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Honeycomb and Ice Cream
D
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After Gingerbread (2.3), the next two Android versions were Honeycomb (3.0, released February 2011) and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0, released October 2011). Honeycomb was tablet-focused, while Ice Cream Sandwich unified phone and tablet experiences. Options like 'Sugar Smacks', 'Honeypot', and 'Candy Cane' are not actual Android code names.
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Leopard
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Javelin
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Jaguar
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Pearl
B
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The BlackBerry 8900 was marketed as the BlackBerry Javelin in Asian markets. BlackBerry often used different code names for the same model in different regions - the 8900 series was part of the Curve line. Options like 'Leopard', 'Jaguar', and 'Pearl' don't match the Asian market name for this specific model, though Pearl was a different BlackBerry series.
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Ballmer
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Brosnan
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Balsillie
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Broderick
C
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This follows the pattern of famous tech co-founders. Apple had Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. HP had William Hewlett and David Packard. Google had Sergey Brin and Larry Page. RIM was founded by Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie (who became co-CEO).
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Air Sharing
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Angry Birds
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Foursquare
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Text 'n' Drive
A
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Air Sharing was an iOS application that allowed users to view, transfer, and share documents on their iPhone. It won the 'Most Useful App' award from Macworld in 2010 for its document management capabilities.
B
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NFC (Near Field Communication) is a short-range wireless technology that enables mobile phones to function as credit cards for contactless payments. NFC is used in payment systems like Apple Pay and Google Pay. FFC, MFC, and CTMS are not standard mobile payment technologies.
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Gingerbread
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Honeycomb
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Froyo
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Éclair
B
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Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) was a tablet-oriented release of the Android operating system, optimized for larger screens. Android version names follow alphabetical order: 1.5 Cupcake, 1.6 Donut, 2.0/2.1 Eclair, 2.2 Froyo, 2.3 Gingerbread, 3.0 Honeycomb, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, etc.
C
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Fujitsu has been recognized as a leader by Gartner in both 'Transformation of IT' and 'Environmental performance' categories. This reflects their comprehensive approach to IT modernization and sustainability. The other companies listed (IBM, Dell, BT) are major IT vendors but were not the leaders in these specific Gartner reports.
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Prepaid and postpaid mobile phones
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Project Nomads
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Distance Learning Courses
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Computer Servers and Solutions
D
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Unisys Corporation provides computer servers, data center solutions, and IT services. Option A refers to telecommunications, Option B appears to be a gaming/software project, and Option C is an education service - none are Unisys products. Option D correctly identifies their core business in servers and solutions.
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1:2:4:8:16:32
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2:4:6:8:10:12
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3:4:6:8:12:16
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None of above
C
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Android's density-independent pixel ratios are: 3 (ldpi 0.75x), 4 (mdpi 1x baseline), 6 (hdpi 1.5x), 8 (xhdpi 2x), 12 (xxhdpi 3x), 16 (xxxhdpi 4x). These are the preferred scaling ratios for providing image assets. The 1:2:4:8 pattern is incorrect - Android uses 4:3 scaling increments, not powers of 2.
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Android devices
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IOS devices
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Blackberry devices
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Microsoft
B
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In contrast to IOS devices, Android doesn’t know the size, screen resolution or aspect ratio of the devices they run on.
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Bell Labs
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Berkley Software Group
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California University
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American Defence Academy
A
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UNIX was developed at Bell Labs (AT&T) by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others in 1969-1970. BSD came later from UC Berkeley, and California University and American Defence Academy were not involved in UNIX's creation.
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Sun Microsys
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Sybase Inc.
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Microsoft Inc.
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AT&T Bell Labs
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EVGA
C
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MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) was developed and sold by Microsoft. It was the operating system for early IBM-compatible PCs before Windows became dominant.
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LG
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Carrier Aircon
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Voltas
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Kelvinator
C
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Vertis and Vectra are both air conditioner brands owned by Voltas, a Tata Group company. Voltas is a major player in the Indian air conditioning market, while LG, Carrier Aircon, and Kelvinator are separate companies.
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Motorola
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Samsung
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Nokia
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HTC
C
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Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo served as the CEO of Nokia from 2006 to 2010, succeeding Jorma Ollila. During his tenure, Nokia was the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer but struggled with the transition to smartphones. He was succeeded by Stephen Elop. Kallasvuo had been with Nokia since 1980 in various financial and executive positions.