Think You Know These Tech Companies? Take This Quiz And See If You Have Terabytes Of Knowledge!
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Technology has enriched our lives in terms of entertainment and what we can accomplish. Don't believe me? Why you're using technology right now. The major tech companies of the world have become absolute juggernauts. Take this quiz and see what you know about them!
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Question 1
Launched in 2012, Xperia is a Sony brand that fairly obviously got its name from the word "experience." What products does Xperia sell?
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APortable music players
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BSmartphones and tablets
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CElectric cars
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DScooters
Smartphones and tablets
The term Xperia is taken from the word "experience," and was originally used in the slogan for Xperia X1: "I Xperia the best." It grew out of the partnership between Sony and Ericsson before being re-branded in 2012. This was because Sony took over sole manufacture of the products and wanted to lose the Ericsson part of their name.
Question 2
This printer was introduced in 1998, and was one of the first to be made widely accessible to the general public. Name it.
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AScribe
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BLaserWriter
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CSilentype
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DColor Plotter
LaserWriter
The LaserWriter was a laser printer with an integrated PostScript interpreter, sold from 1985 until 1988. The printer had the WYSIWYG publishing software, which made the device a critical component of the upcoming publishing revolution.
Question 3
This was one of the first genuinely revolutionary television systems to reach the market since the 1950s, debuting in 1968 to widespread praise for its brilliant pictures. What was the name of this TV system?
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ATrinitron
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BTriluminous
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CCrystal LED
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DTrinity
Trinitron
Trinitron is the brand name used by Sony to refer to their series of CRTs with aperture grills used in television sets and computer displays. The continuous advancements in fundamental technology and a focus on overall quality enabled Sony to maintain a premium price for Trinitron devices far into the 1990s.
Question 4
Appointed CEO in 2011 just before Jobs' death in October of that year, who joined Apple in 1998 as a senior vice president for global operations and later became executive vice president for worldwide sales and operations?
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ATim Cook
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BSundar Pichai
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CJony Ive
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DRonald Wayne.
Tim Cook
Since 2001, when he took over Apple as CEO, Tim Cook quadrupled Apple's sales and earnings, while increasing the company's market value from $348 billion to $1.9 trillion. He also advocated for environmental preservation and American manufacturing.
Question 5
The Macintosh made its premiere on January 22, 1984 with "1984." a $1.5 million television commercial that ran during the Super Bowl. Who directed the commercial?
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AJoe Pytka
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BRidley Scott
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CDougal Wilson
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DSpike Jonze
Ridley Scott
This commercial, directed by Scott, is widely regarded as a watershed moment in Apple's success, and was named a "masterpiece" and one of the best television commercials of all time.
Question 6
Kwon Oh-hyun was named CEO of Samsung Electronics in 2012, but announced his resignation in 2017. As of early 2021, who is CEO of the company?
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AKi Nam Kim
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BHyun Suk Kim
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CDong Jin Koh
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DAll of the above
All of the above
In March 2018, the business started to operate with a three-CEO structure (TriEO?), with Ki Nam Kim, Hyun Suk Kim, and Dong-Jin Kh serving as joint CEOs.
Question 7
In 1977, Sony introduced an optical digital audio disc and quickly partnered with a key competitor to create a global standard, resulting in 1983's release of the Compact Disc. Name the other company.
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ABraun
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BOsram
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CPhilips
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DLG Corp
Philips
Compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc created jointly by Sony and Philips for the purpose of storing and playing digital audio recordings. It debuted in 1982, and the rest was history. It became one of the most popular music storage formats of all-time.
Question 8
In 1993, Sony introduced what sophisticated proprietary motion picture digital audio format that was meant to compete with Dolby Digital?
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ASony Dynamic Digital Sound
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BDigital Theatre
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CDynamic Sound
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DSACD
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) is a cinema sound system in which compressed digital information is stored on both outside edges of the 35mm film release print.
Question 9
The founders of Microsoft went from childhood best friends to the founders of one of the greatest tech companies in the world. Name this dynamic duo.
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ATim Berners-Lee and Bill Gates
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BBill Gates and Paul Allen
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CSteve Jobs and Paul Allen
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DBill Gates and Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Bill Gates and Paul Allen, two Seattle high school classmates adapted BASIC, a famous mainframe computer programming language, for use on the Altair, a personal computer. Soon thereafter, Gates and Allen founded Microsoft. They spent the next several years refining BASIC and developing other programming languages.
Question 10
Microsoft Surface is a line of touchscreen-based computers and interactive whiteboards. What Microsoft OS does the Surface run on?
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AWindows 7
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BWindows 10
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CWindows XP
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DWindows Neptune
Windows 10
Microsoft Surface laptops and whiteboards were intended to serve as benchmark devices for Windows OEMs. They are made up of seven generations of hybrid tablets, detachable laptops, an interactive whiteboard, and a variety of peripherals, all of which have distinctive form factors. The Microsoft Surface runs on Windows 10 operating systems.
Question 11
In 2007, Microsoft released Vista, an improved operating system that focused on features, security, and a new user interface. What was the name of the Vista interface?
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AAero
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BScarlet
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CSteinberg
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DMackie
Aero
Windows Aero was launched with the Windows Vista operating system. The Aero interface modifications impacted many aspects of the Windows interface, including the addition of a new look.
Question 12
Microsoft joined the OS market in 1989 with its own Unix variant, the Xenix. However, it was MS-DOS that cemented the company's supremacy. What multibillion-dollar tech company funded them?
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AIntel
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BLenovo
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CIBM
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DDell
IBM
In 1980, IBM commissioned Microsoft to develop an operating system for their first personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft acquired another company's operating system, tweaked it, and renamed it MS-DOS. The OS was introduced in 1981, generating enormous revenue for Microsoft.
Question 13
Introduced in 2012, this MP3 audio player was designed to be worn as a necklace around the neck. Can you name it?
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ASamsung Cowon
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BSamsung Kern
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CSamsung Plenue
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DSamsung Pebble
Samsung Pebble
Samsung Pebble is a small MP3/Ogg audio player in the form of a flat, round pebble. It doesn't have a screen, but it has features such as the on-the-go and side-mounted sound effect buttons. Moreover, it has a shuffle function similar to the iPod.
Question 14
Although Sony manufactured computers solely for the Japanese market in the 1980s, they abandoned the computer industry in the early '90s. With what name did Sony re-enter the worldwide computer industry in 1996?
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AGM Japan
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BFujitsu
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CVaio
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DTrello
Vaio
Vaio Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer based in Azumino, which exclusively produces personal computers. , Launched in 1996, Vaio was initially a Sony brand, but in 2014, it was sold to an investment company as part of a reorganization attempt to concentrate on mobile devices.
Question 15
Sony Music Entertainment is the second biggest of the "Big Three" record labels as of 2020, behind only Universal Music Group. Which of these iconic pop stars was a Sony artist?
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ATaylor Swift
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BMichael Jackson
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CJustin Bieber
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DLady Gaga
Michael Jackson
Sony Music has helped launch the careers of many musicians including Michael Jackson, though their relationship with him was full of controversy. Sony Music also produced music by Beyonce, Britney Spears, and Mariah Carey.
Question 16
A hybrid phone with a camera that has an integrated optical zoom and optical image stabilizer, name this high-end mobile phone launched by Samsung in 2014.
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ASamsung Pentax
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BSamsung Galaxy Snap
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CSamsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
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DSamsung Corby Speed
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is a hybrid phone with a camera that has a 10x optical zoom (240 mm 35 mm equivalent) lens with an integrated optical image stabilizer as well as a standard xenon flash. It's among the most highly-functional mobile phones on the market.
Question 17
Apple is considered one of the "Big Five" American information technology firms. What are the other four companies in this group?
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AGoogle, Intel, IBM and Microsoft
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BAlphabet, Samsung, Microsoft and Foxconn
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CAmazon, Dell Technologies, IBM and Facebook
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DAmazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook
These five companies make up an amazing percentage of the U.S.'s tech market, and are often the target of those who think they have a monopoly on information and the way we get our news and entertainment.
Question 18
Name the Microsoft device that offered participants in remote meetings panoramic footage of everyone seated at the conference table.
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AMicrosoft SWE
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BMicrosoft Panoramic
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CMicrosoft RoundTable
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DMicrosoft ConferenceAid
Microsoft RoundTable
The Microsoft RoundTable included active speaker recognition technology that captured high-resolution video of the meeting's active speaker and followed the conversation's flow in real-time, seamlessly transitioning between participants as they spoke.
Question 19
Before Paul Allen left Microsoft, Gates wanted to reduce his stake in the business because he believed he wasn't working enough. What was the real reason Allen left Microsoft?
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AHe was lazy
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BHe was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease
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CHe had a conflict with Bill Gates
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DHe wanted to travel the world
He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease
Paul Allen left Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Later in his career, Allen ventured into low-tech industries, sports teams, commercial real estate, neurology, and travel, among other things, before passing away in 2018.
Question 20
The iBook was aimed at the entry-level consumer sector, with fewer specs and a lower price than Apple's high-end PowerBook laptop. It was the first mass-market device to have what connectivity?
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ABluetooth
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BSatellite
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CWi-Fi
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DDSL
Wi-Fi
The iBook was the first mass-market device to have a Wi-Fi network connection, which Apple named the AirPort. They were quite popular in education, with Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia being the first to give one to each student.
Question 21
Released in 2001, Windows XP was the immediate successor to both Windows 2000 for professionals and Windows ME for consumers. What was Windows XP called back then?
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AUnix
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BNetBSD
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CUbuntu
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DNeptune
Neptune
The development of Windows XP started in the late 1990s as "Neptune," a consumer-oriented operating system based on the Windows NT kernel.
Question 22
To finance their new company, Wozniak sold his HP-65 calculator while Steve Jobs sold his only mode of mobility. What was it?
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AVolkswagen Microbus
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BHonda Civic
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CChevrolet Camaro
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DFord Mustang
Volkswagen Microbus
The company's first product was the Apple I, a computer developed and constructed completely by Wozniak. Jobs sold his only mode of mobility, a VW Microbus for a few hundred dollars, while Wozniak's HP-65 calculator was sold for $500.
Question 23
What short-lived mobile phone service from Microsoft that targeted social networking users and teenagers was produced by Sharp Corporation and distributed by Verizon Wireless?
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AMicrosoft Kin
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BMicrosoft Pink
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CMicrosoft LeEco
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DMicrosoft Qiku
Microsoft Kin
Kin was a mobile phone for which Microsoft spent two years and about $1 billion creating. The Kin was built on the Windows CE platform and was discontinued in 2011, although leftover inventory is still available for purchase on deals sites.
Question 24
Samsung's first personal computer was launched in 1982 and was sold only in Korea. What was the name of this breakthrough PC?
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AM70 Notebook
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BWi-Max
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CSPC-1000
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DSens 810
SPC-1000
The SPC-1000 was a Z80-based personal computer developed and produced by Samsung. Although it was developed in South Korea, it had an integrated BASIC language written by Hudson Soft in Japan.
Question 25
This Samsung Galaxy tablet line began in 2010 as a series of Android and Windows-based tablet computers. What is it called?
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ASamsung Galaxy Switch
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BSamsung Galaxy Tab
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CSamsung Galaxy Thinkpad
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DSamsung Galaxy Surface
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung Electronics manufactures the Samsung Galaxy Tab series of Android and Windows-based tablet computers. Numerous versions have been produced since its launch, including versions with 7.7, 8.9, and 10.1-inch screens.
Question 26
Until the Microsoft smartphone series, this was Microsoft's first telephone of any kind. Name this early entry into the cell phone market?
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AEricsson
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BPC Phone System MP-900
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CWindows Phone 7
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DSimon Personal Communicator
PC Phone System MP-900
The Microsoft Cordless Phone System, also known as the PC Phone system MP-900, is a defunct cordless telephone that was launched by Microsoft in 1998. The MP-900 included personal computer connectivity.
Question 27
The Apple USB Mouse was introduced in 1998 and included with every subsequent desktop Mac for the following two years. What was its nickname?
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AYo-yo
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BKanga
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CHockey puck
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DChiclet
Hockey puck
The Apple USB Mouse was often referred to as the "Hockey Puck" due to its unique form, and it was the first mouse to be commercially produced that used the USB connection standard rather than the Apple Desktop Bus.
Question 28
Founded in the aftermath of World War II, Sony was started by Masaru Ibuka when he opened an electronics business in Tokyo. What was the company's original name?
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AMasaru
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BTokyo Teletech
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CTokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation
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DSonus
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation
The business of Masaru began with a capital of investment of 2 million dollars and a staff of eight employees. On May 7, 1946, Ibuka and Akio Morita formed Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation). The firm developed Type G, Japan's first tape recorder.
Question 29
The last Apple product unveiled while Steve Jobs was alive, this was the fifth generation of iPhone, which followed iPhone 4 and preceded iPhone 5. Name it.
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AiPhone 4C
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BiPhone 5X
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CiPhone 4S
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DiPhone 4G
iPhone 4S
iPhone 4S was a smartphone developed and sold by Apple Inc. It was called "4S," with the "S" standing for Siri, an intelligent personal assistant. While the 4S retained the majority of the iPhone 4's exterior appearance, it included significant internal improvements.
Question 30
Sony Pictures is the company's TV and motion picture production unit, with a 22% market share at the box office in 2020. Which one of these film franchises it did NOT produce?
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AThe Smurfs
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BHarry Potter
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CGhostbusters
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DThe Karate Kid
<i>Harry Potter</i>
Sony Pictures Entertainment is known for producing some of the biggest film franchises including <i>Ghostbusters</i>, <i>The Karate Kid</i> and <i>The Smurfs</i>. But they weren't lucky enough to be the studio behind the <i>Harry Potter</i> franchise.
Question 31
The successor of the Samsung P310 - or the credit card phone - the Samsung SGH-P520 was released in 2007 during a fashion show in Milan. What designer was involved in the creation of the phone?
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AEmilio Pucci
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BGianni Versace
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CGiorgio Armani
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DRoberto Cavalli
Giorgio Armani
The SGH-P520, also called Samsung Giorgio Armani, was unveiled during the designer's fashion show in Milan as part of a collaboration between the two businesses. The phone had a significant impact on the design of the Samsung Tocco smartphone.
Question 32
What was the name of the innovative all-electric concept car from Sony that was presented at the 2020 CED, or Consumer Electronics Show?
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AVision-S
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BFutura
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CKarma SC2
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D103EX
Vision-S
The Vision-S was created in collaboration with a number of automotive companies including Continental AG, Elektrobit, BEnteler, and Bosch. It incorporated the company's most advanced automotive technologies, including autonomous driving.
Question 33
Introduced on May 11, 1999, what did Sony call their robotic dogs that were meant to substitute for the real thing (writer disclaimer: no robot can ever replace a real dog)?
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AAIBO
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BRobonaut
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CKITT
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DGORT
AIBO
AIBO is a line of robotic dogs that launched just before the turn of the 21st century. 7 years later, in 2006, Sony announced its discontinuation and many other products in order to increase profitability. (And also, because ...who wants a robotic dog??)
Question 34
In 1995, Microsoft launched Windows 95, which had pre-emptive multitasking, a new user interface, and an online service MSN. What iconic Windows feature did it also introduced?
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AMicrosoft Office
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BStock charts
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CThe "Start" button
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DEmail client
The "Start" button
Followed by a robust marketing campaign, Windows 95 offered a lot of new functions and features that were carried over to subsequent Windows versions, including the "Start" button, the taskbar, and the notification area.
Question 35
In 2018, the electronics and media conglomerate that Sony has become got a new CEO. What's his name?
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AKenichiro Yoshida
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BShuzo Sumi
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CKazuo Matsunaga
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DShigeki Ishizuka
Kenichiro Yoshida
In 2018, Kenichiro Yoshida became the CEO of Sony. His goal was to maximize the value of content and intellectual property across all divisions while promoting cross-company cooperation. He has since completed the $2.3 billion acquisition of EMI Music Publishing, a partnership with Harper Collins, and bought many financial stakes in key digital entertainment companies.
Question 36
This processor card ultimately became the most popular CP/M platform and the primary source of income for Microsoft in 1980. Name it.
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AXeon
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BZ-80 SoftCard
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COpteron
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DPentium 4
Z-80 SoftCard
The Z-80 SoftCard is a Microsoft-developed plug-in Apple II processor card that converts the computer into a CP/M system using the Zilog Z80 CPU. It was replaced by Microsoft's Premium SoftCard IIe for the Apple IIe.
Question 37
One of the popular video game consoles ever, PlayStation is a subsidiary of Sony first introduced in 1994. Which PlayStation console is the all-time best seller?
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APlayStation 4
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BPlayStation 5
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CPlayStation 3
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DPlaystation 2
Playstation 2
The Playstation 2 is the best-selling home console of all time, with over 155 million copies sold. Nearly 4000 Playstation 2 games have been published, with over 1.5 billion copies of those games sold.
Question 38
The Walkman was a portable cassette player that enabled people to listen to music on the go, and eventually became synonymous with any personal stereo device. In what year was the Walkman first introduced?
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A1987
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B1979
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C1982
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D1985
1979
The first Walkman was introduced in 1979, and by 2010, when production ceased, Sony had manufactured about 200 million Walkman cassette-based models. The brand was also expanded to include the majority of Sony's portable music and media products.
Question 39
According to Samsung's founder, the Korean term "Samsung" translates to what in English?
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AElectro-Magnetic
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BThree Stars
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CGlobal Trading
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DFaraway Galaxies
Three Stars
According to Samsung's founder, the term Sam-Sung translates as "Three Stars." Byung-Chu gave it this name because he wished for Samsung to be as strong and as eternal as stars in the sky. In a way, it was.
Question 40
It was not quite a Newton, but not quite a laptop either. What Apple PDA, introduced in 1997. was the only Newton device to have an integrated keyboard?
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ATungsten T
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BCLIE
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CCompaq/ iPaq
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DeMate 300
eMate 300
Apple developed and produced the eMate 300, a personal digital assistant, to the education sector as a low-cost laptop running the Newton operating system. It was launched in 1997 and discontinued just a year later along with the Apple Newton product line and operating system.
Question 41
Based in Tokyo, what was Sony Mobile originally known as when it launched on October 1, 2001?
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ASony ZTE
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BSony Qualcomm
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CSony Telstra
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DSony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Mobile was established in 2001 as a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications had its headquarters in London until Sony bought Ericsson's stake in the business and they moved to Tokyo.
Question 42
Both Wozniak and Jobs resigned from Apple in 1985 to pursue other projects. What's the name of the software company founded by Steve Jobs?
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AAdobe Systems
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BOracle
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CNeXT, Inc.
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DBroadcom
NeXT, Inc.
Jobs left Apple in September 1985 and co-founded NeXT Inc with other Apple colleagues. Wozniak had also left Apple earlier in 1985 to explore other projects, voicing his dissatisfaction with the corporation's handling of the Apple II division and claiming that the business had been moving in the wrong direction for the past five years.
Question 43
Microsoft introduced interactive toys in 1997 as an effort to get into the digital toy sector, which was exploding in popularity by the late '90s. What were Microsoft's toys called?
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AIggle Piggle
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BLeapfrog
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CActimates
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DFurby
Actimates
Actimates were interactive toys released by Microsoft Kids. The first of these dolls was modeled after Barney, and when it was released into shops, it became an instant hit for the Christmas season. Despite their brief popularity, the dolls were withdrawn in 2000.
Question 44
Microsoft HoloLens was a pair of mixed reality smart glasses that featured what tracking technology?
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AOrbec Astra
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BWindows ProLens
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CMicroLenses
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DKinect
Kinect
Microsoft HoloLens, developed under the name Project Baraboo, was the first head-mounted device to run the Windows Mixed Reality platform. The tracking technology utilized in HoloLens comes from Kinect, a 2010 add-on for Microsoft's Xbox gaming system.
Question 45
Samsung Electric Industries was founded in Suwon, South Korea as an industrial subsidiary of the Samsung Group. When did this happen?
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A1983
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B1988
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C1969
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D1950
1969
Originally, the South Korean people knew of Samsung Group as a trade business specializing in fertilizers and sweeteners. The electronic arm of the corporation didn't exist until early 1969.
Question 46
Over its more than 50 years, how many logos has Samsung Electronics had?
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AFour
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BTwo
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CFive
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DSix
Four
In its 52-year history, Samsung Electronics has had four logos in total. The first one was used from late 1969 until 1979, while the latest one has been in use since 2013.
Question 47
Sony has tried to market its own audio compression devices since the launch of the Minidisc. Under what name are those devices sold?
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ADCC
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BATRAC
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CBRavia
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DVaio
ATRAC
Sony founded Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding (ATRAC), a series of patented audio compression techniques. MiniDisc was the first commercial device to use ATRAC technology when it was introduced in 1992.
Question 48
Samsung's Yepp U series of USB key MP3 players was a worthy rival to Sony's Walkman series. When was it launched?
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A1987
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B2000
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C2005
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D1999
2005
Samsung's Yepp U series of USB key MP3 players was launched in 2005, and was concurrent to the meteoric rise of Apple's iPod. The U6 is considered the biggest Yepp series, and its most durable model.
Question 49
Microsoft is a global technology corporation based in Redmond, Washington that specializes in the development and sale of computer software and personal computers. The word "Microsoft" is a blend of what words?
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AMicroprocessor and software
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BMicroanalysis and software
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CMicrocomputer and software
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DMicrochip and software
Microcomputer and software
Microsoft is a combination of two terms microcomputer (a small computer equipped with a microprocessor) and software (the programs and other operational data that a computer uses). It defined a whole new category of computer software when it burst onto the scene in the 1970s.
Question 50
This smart speaker, designed to operate with Apple Music, was introduced in 2018 and sold until March 2021. What was it called?
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AG4 Cube Speakers
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BApple Pro Speakers
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CThe HomePod
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DiSub
The HomePod
The HomePod was lauded for its design and sound quality in comparison to other speakers in its price range but was criticized for its lack of third-party compatibility. Additionally, it was discovered that the silicone base on the bottom of the gadget sometimes caused harm to wooden surfaces.
Question 51
Apple's iPod Touch featured a touchscreen-based user interface and functioned as a music player and portable game device, as well as a digital camera and a messaging device. When was the first generation released?
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A2009
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B2007
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C2010
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D2005
2007
When the first version of iPod Touch was released in 2007, it got generally positive reviews for its display, web browser, and Youtube compatibility. However, it was criticized for being a "downsized" iPhone, missing external volume controls, and having a lower quality.
Question 52
What was the name of the world's first all-transistor television that Sony introduced back in 1959?
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ASony TV8-301
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BSony TV5-409
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CSony TV8-333
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DSony-TV9-221
Sony TV8-301
With its 8-inch display, the TV8-301 was a tiny black and white television, noteworthy for being the world's first all-transistor non-projection TV. It was also portable, with a compartment in the rear for two 6=volt batteries. Because it was revolutionary in so many ways, it was expensive, which made it a luxury item rather than a sensible purchase for the ordinary customer.
Question 53
Sony is a Japanese international company with headquarters in Knan, Minato. In what market does it have a 55% market share?
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ACamera manufacturing market
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BSemiconductor market
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CSmartphones
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DImage sensor market
Image sensor market
As a global technology business, Sony is one of the biggest producers of consumer and professional electrical goods, the largest manufacturer of video game consoles, and the largest publisher of video games. It also has a 55% share of the image sensor market.
Question 54
This Apple desktop computer was one of the first PCs to include a graphical user interface onto a system targeted at business users. What was that interface called?
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AiMac
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BApple III
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CLisa
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DMacintosh
Lisa
Apple launched the Lisa desktop computer on January 19, 1983. Unfortunately, Lisa suffered from a high price, inadequate software, unstable floppy disks, and the immediate introduction of the more affordable and quicker Macintosh.
Question 55
Meant mainly for use in railway networks across Asia, what integrated circuit card technology that is mainly utilized in contactless payment did Sony develop?
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ASuica
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BFeliCa
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CPasmo
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DRFID
FeliCa
FeliCa is a Sony-developed contactless RFID smart card technology that is mainly used in electric money cards. Initially used in Hong Kong's Octopus card system, the technology is now employed in a variety of cards in nations like Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, and the United States.
Question 56
Bill Gates led the creation of Windows 1.0 after he saw a presentation of a comparable software package, Visi On at COMDEX. In what year was Windows 1.0 released?
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A1985
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B1990
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C1979
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D1987
1985
Microsoft launched Windows as a graphical expansion for MS-DOS in 1985, despite having started developing OS/2 together with IBM the previous year. At the same time, they relocated to Redmond, Washington, and went public.
Question 57
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was a lighter and more expensive version of the previous model, the Galaxy Note II. When was it introduced?
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A2013
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B2010
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C2011
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D2015
2013
The Galaxy Note 3 was introduced in 2013 as a successor to the Galaxy Note II. Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy Note 3 devices in its first month and surpassed the 10 million unit mark in less than two months.
Question 58
The Xbox was the first major console manufactured by an American business since the Atari Jaguar's debut in 1993. In what year was the first Xbox released?
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A2001
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B2005
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C2010
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D1999
2001
The Xbox was released in North America in 2001, followed by Australia, Europe, and Japan one year later. It is a sixth-generation console that competed against Sony's Playstation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube.
Question 59
In 1971, Sony developed the world's first videocassette format, but the device proved unsuccessful for home usage because it was too expensive. Name this early piece of technology.
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ATR-30
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BBetamax
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CU-matic
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DJVC
U-matic
U-matic is an analog recording videocassette format developed by Sony in October 1969 as a prototype, which became commercially available in 1971. It was one of the first video formats to include the videotape inside the cassette, as opposed to the other reel-to-reel formats available at that time.
Question 60
Featuring a curved butterfly keyboard that expands to facilitate typing, this laptop was released in 1996. What was it called?
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AThe X360
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BThe Sens 810
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CSamsung 99
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DThe Samsung Series 6
The Sens 810
The Sens 810's keyboard was groundbreaking and, as such, garnered widespread notice. It was named Time Magazine's Editor's Choice Product during the summer of 1996. It holds the distinction of being the first laptop ever to feature a curved keyboard.
Question 61
When it came out, this new technology was so revolutionary and amazing that everyone felt compelled to buy one for themselves! When did the first iPhone become available?
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A2007
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B2008
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C2001
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D2005
2007
The iPhone, also known as the first-generation iPhone, was Apple's first smartphone. It was formally confirmed in January 2007 after years of rumors and anticipation, and was finally released in the United States in June. Soon after that, everyone had one!
Question 62
Running on devices branded with the Wave name, name the now-defunct Samsung mobile operating system that was released in 2010.
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AUbuntu
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BBada
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CAndroid
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DTizen
Bada
Bada's name is derived from the Korean word "바다 (bada)," which means "ocean" or "sea." In 2013, Samsung announced that it will discontinue the development of Bada in favor of Tizen.
Question 63
An old college buddy and business employee of Bill Gates since 1980, Steve Ballmer was made CEO of Microsoft on January 13, 2000. What was Bill Gates' position at the time?
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AChief Operating Officer
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BChief Software Architet
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CChief Financial Officer
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DPrincipal Development Lead
Chief Software Architet
On January 13, 2000, Bill Gates made Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft while at the same time establishing a new job for himself: Chief Software Architect.
Question 64
Apple is the world's biggest technology company by sales, and has been the world's most valuable corporation since January 2021. As of that date, what was Apple's value?
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AAround $500.7 billion
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BAround $104.2 billion
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CAround $394.2 billion
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DAround $270.5 billion
Around $270.5 billion
Apple's worth as 2021 started was $274.5 billion, making it the world's most valuable corporation. As of 2021, Apple was also the world's fourth-largest PC vendor and the fourth largest smartphone producer.
Question 65
Apple was established in 1976 to build and market Steve Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. Who else co-founded the company?
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ASteve Jobs & Charles Ranlett Flint
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BSteve Jobs & Larry Page
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CSteve Jobs & Ronald Wayne
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DSteve Jobs & Paul Allen
Steve Jobs & Ronald Wayne
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne established Apple in 1976. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977, and sales of the company's computers, notably the Apple II, increased rapidly. They went public in 1980 and immediately became financially successful.
Question 66
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 was announced in 2019 and works as a standalone phone, allowing users to make calls, send texts, pay, and stream music. On what operating system does it run?
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AApple
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BAndroid
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CGarmin
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DTizen
Tizen
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Watch Active 2 is a smartwatch powered by the Tizen operating system, which is a Linux-based mobile operating system primarily used by Samsung Electronics.
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