INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ questions and answers
1.This is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, under the slogan: "Ideas Worth Spreading" ?
Ans:TED
2.What is the term used for a twitterer with a million or more followers?
A.A twillionaire
3.In 2G and 3G what does G stand for?
A.GENERATION
4.What is the full form of QR Code?
A.Quick Response Code
5.We have heard about T9 predictive text technology . What does T9 stands for ?
Ans:Text on 9 keys
6.What is twitter's 6 second service ?
Ans:Vine
7.Which company's logo had a William Wordsworth's poem in it ?
Ans:Apple
8.He was the face of time man of year in 1997 , he believes in India and believes its the reason the Intel employees are mostly Indian .Who ?
Ans:Andy Grove
9.Which innovative company was acquired by Ibibo ?
Ans:Redbus.in
10.Who sponsers Singapore marathon ?
Ans:TCS
11.What function of phone is " Telephonobia " regarding ?
Ans:Fear of making or receiving phone calls
12.We steal secrets : the story of ______ by Alex Gibney is about which press organization ?
Ans:Wikileaks
13.Which is the greatest Fruit slicing game ?
Ans:Fruit Ninja
14.The year 2013 was the year of ______ " . _____ is the portmanteau of phone and tablet .
Ans:Phablet
15.Expand JPEG
Ans:Joint Phographic Experts Group
16.How do we better know Service Games ?
Ans:Sega
17.This web based firm from Lucknow is making exciting sites . Its name is from a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.Which company ?
Ans:Technophile
18.This company is the largest mobile operator in Russia with over a hundred million subscribers. In 2009, they entered the Indian telecom market and are in the news now. Who?
A.MTS
19.Which IT face was the Time man of the year 2010?
A.Mark Zuckerberg
20.Whhat is the smallest element on a monitor called ?
Ans:Pixel
21. In November 2013, which word was announced as being the "word of the year" by the
Oxford English Dictionary? (a.Selfie b. Tweet c. Doodle)
A. Selfie
22. What is a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the web to communicate over a network?(a. USL code b. IP address c.URL address)
A. IP Address
23. Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are all types of what?(a. Anti Virus b. Search Engines c. Web Browsers)
A. Web Browsers
24. If one presses ‘Ctrl+Z’, what is it a shortcut for?(a. Copy b. Undo c. Paste)
A. Undo
25. How many ‘Enter’ Keys are there on a standard computer keyboard?(a. 1 b. 2 c. 3)
A. 2
26. 4bits = 1 _______.(a. Bite b. Nibble c. Pebble)
A. Nibble
27. Expand ROM as in CD-ROM?(a. Random Optic Machine b. Re-Writable Memory c. Read Only Memory)
A. Read Only Memory
28. What word connects control column of an aircraft with a pointing device to play computers? (a. Joystick b. Pilot c. Sonar)
A. Joystick
29. From the world of Microsoft what is a Surface? (a. Projector b. Tablet c. PC)
A. Tablet
30. '.BAK' extension refers usually to what kind of file?(a. Beta Files b. Bug Files c. Backup files)
A. Backup files
31. Find the odd one out?(a. Printer b. Mouse c. Keyboard)
A. Printer
32. Pareeniti Chopra and Varun Dhawan are brand ambassadors of which famous app?(a. Whatsapp b. WeChat c. Line)
A. WeChat
33. A word that looks underlined on a web page is usually what?(a. Superlink b. Megalink c. Hyperlink)
A. Hyperlink
34. If a web browser shows Error 404, what does it means?(a. Payment Declined b. Page not Found c. Unauthorized)
A. Page not Found
35. Who designed the computer named Colossus to break German codes during World War II? (a. Allan Turing b. Charles Babbage c. Grace hopper)
A. Allan Turing
36. iWoz is the autobiography of which founder of a tech giant?
A. Steve Wozniak
37. Like, Poke and Tag are features of which social networking website?
A. Facebook
38. Who in has been appointed the Minister in charge of Information Technology on 27th May, 2014?
A. Ravi Shankar Prasad
39. Rajeev Suri is the CEO of which mobile manufacturer?
A. Nokia
40.Graphite, Touch, Paperwhite and Fire are versions of which device?
A. Kindle
41.Which organisation is built on the 'Hub and Spoke model' for the development of the Information Technology industry in Kerala ?
Ans:Infopark
42.This is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. What is it ? [hint:simple 3 letter answer]
Ans:bus
43.This company is one of the sponsers of FIFA 2014 worldcup. The name of the company is derived from Latin word "Sonus", which means sound.Which company ?
Ans:Sony
44.Which website from Sunshine Press proudly says "We Open Governments" ?
Ans:Wikileaks
45.We all have heard about microSD cards. What does SD stands for ?
Ans:Secure Digital
46.Which online portal gets its name from Arabian Nights ? [hint:They were in news recently for making billions in US]
Ans:Alibaba.com
48.What is the unit of movement of computer mouse called ?
Ans:Mickey
49.Which business social networking site was created by Konstantin Guericke and Jean-Luc Vaillant ? [hint:these are the names of unpopular founders of the site]
Ans:LinkedIn
50.Blogger is a service from?
Ans:Google