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IT Quiz : Mixed Bag 5
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 22:04 Published in IT Quiz Be the first to comment!1. Name the first World Wide Web browser written for Windows PCs that debuted on June 8, 1993.
A.Cello, which was written for lawyers.
2. Who created/invented the dreaded official 404 (Page Not Found) HTTP specification?
A.Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
3. What was founded in 1994 at MIT’s Laboratory for Computer Science with support from DARPA and the European Commission?
A.The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
4. Citrix is a portmanteau of which two words?
A.Citrus and UNIX.
1. What is the name of the new computer by Dell that many experts believe will rival Apple’s MacBook Air?
A.Adamo
2. Which telecom giant was awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit against OnlineNic, an Internet services company, for ‘cyber squatting’ with domain names having trademarks of the former?
A. Verizon
3. Why was Michigan-based networking company, Cygnus Systems, in the news recently?
A. It filed a lawsuit against Google, Microsoft, and Apple for ‘alleged’ violation of its patent on the use of ‘thumbnails’ or document-preview icons in its OS.
National Rural IT Quiz 2010 Featured
Monday, 06 September 2010 21:10 Published in IT Quiz 8 comments
Whatz New this Year : The Rural IT Quiz, which had a successful run in Karnataka for over a decade, is now being extended to Gujarat, Orissa, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and all the north eastern states.The regional rounds of the program will be held in all the states during September and October.
1. Name the general purpose very-high level programming language released by Guido Von Russom.
A.Python
2. The name COMPAQ is derived from which 2 words?
A.Compatibility and Quality
3. Photorealistic Renderman or PRMan is a commercial product developed by which company?
A.Pixar
4. Toshiba launched the Qosmio G55-802 recently, It is the first laptop available with the Cell CPU. Which other gaming console is popular for having used this technology?
A. Sony PS 3
1. Name the inventor of the Lisp programming language who is also credited with coining the term ‘Artificial Intelligence'.
A.John McCarthy
2. Tim Cook is the COO of…?
A.Apple
3. Which famous brand has launched ‘TheSmokingJacket.com', a site that contains no nudity but plenty of sex talk and jokes?
A.Playboy
