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What was the name of a toy, created by Hasbro in 1967, which allows the user to
create glowing designs?
Options: a) G.I. Joe b) Lite-Brite c) Mandrake
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Heavy metal band Metallica sued a file sharing service after discovering that a
demo of their song ‘I Disappear’ had been circulating across the network, even before it was released and the
network went bankrupt. Which network are we talking about?
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What is a proprietary software called that has a trial version?
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What did this service introduce in 2000 that was the first in its kind? Was
acquired by 3COM.
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CompuServe Information Service, also known by its acronym CIS, first major
commercial online service in the United States was acquired by which company?
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Microsoft Passport, .NET Passport (and many others) were the names of which
thing before?
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Mycricket.com is famous for providing which service in the United States?
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What is this portable TV device from Sony? Hint: A mp3 player is called a
walkman.
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Which sound technology was used for the first time in Batman Returns? You
now usually see it on film posters a lot.
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What is the compact wireless router called that connects to 5 devices at a
time within the range of 30ft.
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Which electronic giant has the LCDs with the name SyncMaster?
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On what occasion was this doodle put up for a day on Google India, drawn by a 14
year old?
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After which American scientist was a township in Menlo Park, New Jersey
renamed to in 1954?
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At the age of 15, who wrote the ‘Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking’ after
which the person became immensely popular?
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Which gadget was at the top of the ‘Top 10 TIME Everything List’ of the year
2010?
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What is this device from Asus called, named after a toy and release in March
2011?
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Which device from Amazon made TOI publish a headline (something like) ‘E-book market has been transformed’?
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Expand WPAN.
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What is the name of an award which is like (or consider to be) the noble prize
for computing?
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What is this device, introduced in 1990 called? Options: a) Digicam b) Dycam c)
Maxcam
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Thank you!by Gautam Gupta
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