TECH QUOTIENT

COMPUTER DAY 2014POWERED

BY:

POWERED BY:

YOUR QUIZMASTERS FOR ThE DAY

SAYAN CHAUDHRY

SHIVANGI GUPTA

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• The quiz consists of 5 rounds: Warm Up, Orthodox, Visual, Rapid Fire and Advanced.

• To ensure fairness, teams will be able to choose a question set of their choice. [Removed for Slideshare purposes]

• Scoring will be in terms of bits and bytes.

• The scoring system of each round will be briefed before the round.

• There is no negative marking at any point in the quiz. Humorous answers will be appreciated, but not scored.

• And as always, quizmasters’ decisions are final and binding.

What was the name of the precursor to programming language C?

ROUND 1 - WARM UP

ROUND 1 - WARM UP

What is the name of the digital application distribution platform on Android analogous to the App Store on iOS?

‘Xperia’ is a range of mobile phones made by which company?

ROUND 1 - WARM UP

Nokia was recently acquired by which tech giant?

ROUND 1 - WARM UP

Deskjet, Officejet and Laserjet all types of what?

ROUND 1 - WARM UP

Which popular video sharing website was created by Steve Chen, Javed Karim and Chad Hurley?

ROUND 1 - WARM UP

Which highly popular media player has an orange pylon as its logo?

ROUND 1 - AUDIENCE

In 2005, Macromedia, the developer of applications such as Flash, was purchased by which software company?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

Which peer-to-peer payment system (or cryptocurrency / virtual currency) was created by developer Satoshi Nakamoto and saw a surge in value late last year?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

Which word was coined as the Word of the Year in 2013?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

The Analytical Enigne and Difference Engine were created by which computer pioneer?

Despite contrary belief, LG does not stand for Life’s Good, rather for something else. What?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

What is the name of the VOIP application by Apple that allows voice and video chatting between iOS and Mac devices?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

Name the portable gaming console developed by Sony, which the successor to the PSP.

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

This metalloid is commonly used for making semiconductor chips for mobiles and laptops. Name the element.

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

Which popular website was started by Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

The photo sharing application Instagram was acquired by which company in 2012?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

What is the name of the motion sensing technology developed by Microsoft for the Xbox?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

What is the claim to fame of Tim Berners-Lee?

ROUND 2 - ORTHODOX

This company was the most dominant camera manufacturer of its time. However later it became bankrupt because it refused to go digital. Which company am I talking about?

ROUND 2 - AUDIENCE

Where would you find the ‘incognito mode’ and what is it’s function?

ROUND 2 - AUDIENCE

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - VISUAL

ROUND 3 - AUDIENCE

ROUND 3 - AUDIENCE

1. ‘Grand’ is a series of phones by which company?

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

3. Which company makes the ‘Funbook’ series of tablets?

4. Which company was founded by Sanchin and Binny Bansal?

5. Expand the acronym – FPS.

6. Tumblr was recently acquired by which web based company?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE

1. ‘Wii’ is a series of game consoles by which company?

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

3. Which company makes the ‘XCite’ series of tablets?

4. With which website would you associate Jimmy Wales?

5. Expand the acronym – DOS.

6. ‘Delighting You Always’ is the tagline of which company?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE1. ‘Safari’ is a web browser by which company?

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

3. Which company makes the ‘Omnia’ series of phones?

4. Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of which company?

5. Expand the acronym – DBMS.

6. Jonathan Ive works as the SVP of Design for which company?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE

1. ‘Walkman’ is a portable media players by which company?

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

3. Which company makes the ‘ELife’ series of phones?

4. Pierre Omidyar founded which e-commerce website?

5. Expand the acronym – BIOS.

6. Which whistleblower website was created by Jullian Assange?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE

1. ‘Pavillion’ is a range of laptops by which company?

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

3. Which company is behind the ‘Quicktime’ media player?

4. Pierre Omidyar founded which e-commerce website?

5. Expand the acronym – HTTPS.

6. Which game company get its name form Service Games?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE

1. ‘Asha’ is a range ofmid-range phones by which company?

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

3. Which company is behind the application ‘Dreamweaver’?

4. Merissa Mayer is currently the CEO of which company?

5. Expand the acronym – ASCII.

6. Which company along with Google made the Nexus 4 and 5?

ROUND 5 – ADVANCED

The game Donkey Kong saw the birth of which famous video game character?

ROUND 5 – ADVANCED

What is Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet and where would you find it?

ROUND 5 – ADVANCED

DVORAK and Colemak are both examples of what?

ROUND 5 – ADVANCED

What is the official name of the finger print sensor on the iPhone 5S?

ROUND 5 – ADVANCED

Which company makes the XOLO range of smartphones running Intel Atom processors?

ROUND 5 – ADVANCED

The South Bay portion of San Francisco Bay Area is home to many of the world’s largest tech companies and thousands of small startups. As a result, what nickname has this area rightfully gained?

1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA, USA. Why is this address famous in the tech world?

ROUND 4 – AUDIENCE

After being acquired by Google, Motorola was recently resold to which company?

ROUND 4 – AUDIENCE

What is the name of the smart watch series by Samsung?

ROUND 4 – AUDIENCE

Which company announced that it was changing its name to ‘Topeka’ as a part of an April’s Fool hoax in 2010?

ROUND 4 – AUDIENCE

What is the name of the short looping video sharing service by Twitter?

ROUND 4 – AUDIENCE

What is the claim to fame of Walter Isaacson?

TIE BREAKER

Java is a programming language that is / was developed by which company?

TIE BREAKER

What does the C in iPhone 5C stand for?

TIE BREAKER

Which website was called a ‘public toilet’ by Encylcopedia Brittanica?

TIE BREAKER

“Preparing a quiz is no easy task… But with these four at

hand, it is a job well done”

– said a wise man

- Sayan Chaudhry

- Shivangi Gupta

- Dhruv Khurana

“All good things come to an end, so will this quiz!”

– said another wise man

THE END