TECH QUOTIENT COMPUTER DAY 2014P O W E R E D B Y :

P O W E R E D B Y :

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  Instagramwas  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 FIRE1.  ‘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  Iveworks  as  the  SVP  of  Design  for  which  company?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE1.  ‘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  whistleblowerwebsite  was  created  by  JullianAssange?

ROUND 4 – RAPID FIRE1.  ‘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 FIRE1.  ‘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  Encyclopaedia  Brittanica?

TIE BREAKER

œš‘“›⁸Preparing a quiz is no easy task… But with these three at

hand, it is a job well done’”⁹

– said a wise man

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œš‘“›⁸All good things come to an end, so will this quiz!’”⁹

– said another wise man

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