TECH QUOTIENT

COMPUTER DAY 2013

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• T h e q u i z co n si sts o f 5 r o u n ds : Wa r m U p , O r th o dox , V i su al ,
R a p i d Fi r e a n d E x p a n d.
• Tea ms a r e a l l o wed to sel ect th e q u esti on n u mb er th ey w a n t.
• Al l q u esti o ns i n th e Wa r m U p , O r th o dox a n d V i su al r o u nds
h a v e a fl a t sco r i ng o f 1 0 p o i n ts ea ch .
• E x p a n d a n d R a p i d Fi r e r o u n ds h a v e a sco r i n g o f 5 p o i n ts fo r
ea ch co r r ect a n sw er.
• O n l y q u esti o ns fr o m O r th o dox a n d V i su al r o un ds a r e p a ssa bl e.
• As a tw i st, a l l tea ms h a v e a n o p ti o n o f ta k i n g a si n gl e l i fel i n e
a t a n y p o i n t i n th e q u i z. U si n g th e l i fel i n e, y o u get a n
a l ter n ativ e q u esti on.
• T h er e i s n o n ega ti v e ma r k ing a t a n y p o i n t i n th e q u i z.
H u mo r ous a n sw ers w i l l b e a p p r eciated.
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Name the video game in which we shoot

wingless birds using a slingshot and try to kill
green pigs. This game has been downloaded
more than 1.7 billion times.

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Name the free, non - profit, internet

encyclopedia which is collaboratively edited
by people all over the world. It ranks 6th in the
list of most popular websites.

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The second richest person in the world, he is

popularly known as the co-founder and
chairman of the world's largest software
company.

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This is a phone created by Samsung

electronics. It has a 5.5 inch touch screen and
is called a phablet, i.e. too big to be a phone
and too small to be a tablet.

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Name the extremely popular VOIP application

characterised by its blue colour scheme and
the letter ‘S’. It was acquired by Microsoft for
$8.3 billion in 2011.

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This application distribution platform for iOS

has the letter 'A' as its logo formed using a
pencil, a paint brush and a ruler. It allows
users to browse and download apps directly
onto their iOS devices.

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Name the video sharing website, now owned

by Google, which was started by Steve Chen,
Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. It is home to
many famous videos such as Charlie Bit My
Finger, Why This Kolaveri Di, Kony 2012 and
Gangnam Style.

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This is an online multiplayer game, created by

New Horizon, set in a virtual penguin world.
The players can play games, make friends
and adopt in-game pets called ‘puffles’.

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These are white creatures with ballooned

bodies and egg heads who are used to
promote various value added services of
Vodafone. Name them.

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This is a series of smartphones developed by

Nokia running on the Windows Phone
Operating System. Name the series.

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This man started a company, but was later fired

from the company he started. To continue his
passion, he invested in two startup companies.
One of his companies, NeXT, was bought by the
company he had started and he joined back as
the CEO again. Whose story is this?

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Guy Dangerous, Scarlett Fox, Barry Bones,

Karma Lee, Montana Smith and Zack Wonder
are characters from which popular video
game?

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This application allows you to sync its library

with your iOS device.

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How many bits are there in a nibble?

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What is the name of the programming

language commonly used for creating a web
page?

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This new interface was first introduced in

Microsoft Office 2007. It replaces the original
menu bar with tabs. It was later adopted into
the Windows 8 operating system. Name the
interface.

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The name of this car radio manufacturing

company comes from the combination of the
words ‘Motor’ and ‘Victrola’ which represent
car and sound respectively. Which company
am I talking about?

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Name the tablet $35 tablet that was

developed by the IITs and sponsored by HRD
department of the government of India.

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Name the operating system for mobile

devices such as smart phones and tablet
computers developed by the Open Handset
Alliance led by Google.

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This company, started by Gordon Moore and

Robert Noyce, is the world’s largest
semiconductor chip making compnay in the
world. Name the company.

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This controversial whistleblower website publishes

news leaks and secret information about the
governments of many countries and other
organizations. It was started by Jullain Assange in
2006. Name the site.

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1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to get help?

2. Flipboard is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Ideas for Life’?

4. Which company makes the Playbook tablet?

5. What is the country code domain for Japan?

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1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to select all the

text?

2. Wordpress is an application / a game / a font / a website?

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Make.Believe’?

4. Which company makes the One series of smartphones?

5. Which is the country code domain for France?

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1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to refresh?

2. Asphalt is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline ‘Nothing Like Anything’?

4. Which company makes the NetConnect wireless data

cards?

5. Where would you find the letters ZXCVBNM?

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1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to switch to

another open application?

2. CNet is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which is the country code domain for Sri Lanka?

4. Which company makes the Vaio range of laptops?

5. Which popular media player has an orange pylon as its

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1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to insert a

hyperlink?

2. Lucida is an application/ a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘The Online Megastore’?

4. Which company makes the Optimus range of smartphones?

5. What are Opera, Mosaic and Navigator?

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1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to show the

desktop?

2. Bing is an application / a game / a font / a website.

3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Connecting People’?

4. Which company makes the Radeon series of graphic

cards?

5. Where would you find the text - ‘Slide to Unlock’?

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1. HTTP

2. RAM

3. LED

4. PPI

5. COBOL

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1. LCD

2. BASIC

3. RGB

4. AI

5. Wi Fi

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1. SMS

2. TCP

3. HTML

4. HDD

5. EA

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1. PDF

2. BCC

3. UPS

4. DOS

5. IBM

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1. ENIAC

2. BIOS

3. MODEM

4. GTA

5. HCL

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1. AMD

2. DVD

3. GPU

4. HD

5. PSP

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1. MPEG

2. ISP

3. LOGO

4. DBMS

5. WD

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Name the first full length computer animated film.

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Jonathan ‘Jony’ Ive works as the Senior Vice President

for which famous company?
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Connect – Torch. Bold. Curve. Pearl. Storm.

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Connect – Carbon. Shift. Undercover. Pro Street. The

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iOS : App Store : : Android : ?

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Sony : Play Station : : Nintendo : ?

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During an April’s Fools prank in 2010, which company declared that it

is permanently changing it’s name to ‘Topeka’?

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Which popular website was started by Daivd Filo and Jerry Yang?

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Which desktop operating system uses the Metro / Modern UI which includes
colourful live tiles?

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What is the name of the line of eBook reader manufactured by

Amazon.com?

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