Friday, 26 December 2008

Info Contest – 0809

This contest has four sections A, B, C & D having five questions each.

A. Identify the terms which are defined below.

A1. File format developed by Adobe Systems to enable users of any hardware or software platform to view documents exactly as they were created--with fonts, images, links, and layouts as they were originally designed.

A2. A formal set of standards, rules, or formats for exchanging data that assures uniformity between computers and applications.

A3. The clarity of the image on the video display screen.

A4. A device that converts a printed page or image into an digital representation that can be viewed and manipulated on a computer.

A5. A picture of a computer display that shows the display at a given point in time.

B. Identify the company / product / magazine / service from the Tag Line.

B1. Stop Talking. Start Doing

B2. Exceed Your Vision

B3. Empowered by Innovation

B4. Delighting You Always

B5. Your Technology Navigator

C. Provide the Answer.

C1. Name the first Open Source system for tracking the location of lost or stolen laptop

C2. Name the missed out BRIC Nation. Brazil, ------, China, India

C3. Name the search engine developed by ex Google engineers and is the Irish term for “wisdom”

C4. What is the code name of the early alpha release of the next version of Mozilla Firefox

C5. “Orkut” social networking site / service is the property of Google. State True or False.

D. Fill in the blanks / Provide the answer.

D1. Microsoft : Internet Explorer = Google : ------

D2. Sony : Play Station = Sega : ------

D3. Aamir Khan : Samsung = Shah Rukh Khan : ------

D4. Apple : iPhone = Nokia : ------

D5. C : B = Pascal : ------

ANSWERS
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PDF, Protocol, Resolution, Scanner, Screenshot
IBM, Epson, NEC, Canon, Digit
Adeona, Russia, Cuil, Shiretoko, True
Chrome, Dreamcast, Nokia, N96, Algol