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by Gautam Gupta

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TCS 2011 DelhiPrelims

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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

@festsin www.fests.in