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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

How many people originally setup Infosys foundation?

  1. 5

  2. 4

  3. 6

  4. 7
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Infosys was founded by 7 professionals in 1981: N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, S. Gopalakrishnan, S.D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh, Ashok Arora, and N.S. Raghavan. These engineers pooled their resources to start the company with initial capital. This foundational fact about Infosys history is important for understanding the company's origins.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who is considered the father of computers?

  1. Alan Turing

  2. Charles Babbage

  3. Games Gosling

  4. James Edenburgh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Charles Babbage is widely regarded as the "father of computers" for designing the Analytical Engine and Difference Engine in the 1830s-1840s, which contained fundamental concepts found in modern computers. Alan Turing, while a pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence, came much later in the 20th century.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What are termed as Netbooks?

  1. Laptops which are heavy-weight and not suitable for digital communication

  2. Laptops which are heavy-weight and suitable for digital communication

  3. Laptop which are light-weight and not suitable for wireless communication

  4. Laptops which are light-weight and suitable for wireless communication
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Netbooks are a category of small, lightweight, and inexpensive laptop computers designed primarily for web browsing, email, and basic computing tasks. Their key characteristics are portability (lightweight) and connectivity (suitable for wireless communication), which distinguishes them from traditional heavier laptops.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who are the founders of the search engine Google?

  1. Larry Page and Sergey Brin

  2. Larry Pogo and Jergey Brin

  3. Marry Page and Sergey Trin

  4. Marry Pogo and Jergey Trin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. They developed the PageRank algorithm and created a search engine that organized the world's information, making it universally accessible and useful.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which is the largest semiconductor chip maker company?

  1. Motorola/Freescale

  2. Fairchild

  3. ST Microelectronics

  4. Intel corporation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Intel Corporation has historically been the largest semiconductor chip maker by revenue, known for its x86 microprocessor architecture that powers most personal computers. While other companies like Samsung and TSMC have gained market share in specific segments, Intel has been the dominant overall semiconductor manufacturer.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

founder of Google??

  1. Larry Page, Sergey Brin

  2. Bill Gates

  3. David Filo

  4. Stephen Howard
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Bill Gates founded Microsoft, David Filo co-founded Yahoo, and Stephen Howard is not associated with Google's founding. This makes option A correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

what is the value of 'g'?

  1. 10.2

  2. 9.8

  3. 9.7

  4. 11.2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The acceleration due to gravity 'g' at Earth's surface is approximately 9.8 m/s². This is the standard value used in physics calculations. Options A (10.2), C (9.7), and D (11.2) are not the correct standard values. Some simplified problems use 10 m/s², but 9.8 is the more accurate value.