COMPUTER DAY 2013
TECH QUOTIENT
POWERED B Y
• The quiz consists o f 5 rounds : Warm Up, Or thodox , V isual , Rapid Fi re and Expand.
• Teams are a l lowed to select the question number they want.• Al l questions in the Warm Up, Or thodox and V isual rounds
have a flat scor ing o f 10 po ints each.• Expand and Rapid Fi re rounds have a scor ing o f 5 po ints fo r
each cor rect answer.• Only questions from Or thodox and V isual rounds are passable.• As a twist, a l l teams have an option o f tak ing a single l i fel ine
at any po int in the quiz. Using the l i fel ine, you get an a l ternative question.
• There is no negative mark ing at any po int in the quiz. Humorous answers wi l l be appreciated.
RULES
WARM UP
1 2 3 4 5 6Audience
ORTHODOX
7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6
AudienceAudience
VISUAL
7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6
AudienceAudience
RAPID FIRE
1 2 3 4 5 6Audience
EXPAND
1 2 3 4 5 6
TIEBREAKER THEEND
LIFELINE
1 2
3 45 6
WARMUP
ORTHODOX
VISUAL
EXPAND
RAPIDFIRE
WARM UP
Name the video game in which we shoot wingless birds using a slingshot and try to kill green pigs. This game has been downloaded more than 1.7 billion times.
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WARM UP
Name the free, non - profit, internet encyclopedia which is collaboratively edited by people all over the world. It ranks 6th in the list of most popular websites.
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WARM UP
The second richest person in the world, he is popularly known as the co-founder and chairman of the world's largest software company.
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WARM UP
This is a phone created by Samsung electronics. It has a 5.5 inch touch screen and is called a phablet, i.e. too big to be a phone and too small to be a tablet.
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WARM UP
Name the extremely popular VOIP application characterised by its blue colour scheme and the letter ‘S’. It was acquired by Microsoft for $8.3 billion in 2011.
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WARM UP
This application distribution platform for iOShas the letter 'A' as its logo formed using a pencil, a paint brush and a ruler. It allows users to browse and download apps directly onto their iOS devices.
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WARM UP
Name the video sharing website, now owned by Google, which was started by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. It is home to many famous videos such as Charlie Bit My Finger, Why This Kolaveri Di, Kony 2012 and Gangnam Style.
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ORTHODOX
This is an online multiplayer game, created by New Horizon, set in a virtual penguin world. The players can play games, make friends and adopt in-game pets called ‘puffles’.
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ORTHODOX
These are white creatures with ballooned bodies and egg heads who are used to promote various value added services of Vodafone. Name them.
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ORTHODOX
This is a series of smartphones developed by Nokia running on the Windows Phone Operating System. Name the series.
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ORTHODOX
This man started a company, but was later fired from the company he started. To continue his passion, he invested in two startup companies. One of his companies, NeXT, was bought by the company he had started and he joined back as the CEO again. Whose story is this?
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ORTHODOX
Guy Dangerous, Scarlett Fox, Barry Bones, Karma Lee, Montana Smith and Zack Wonder are characters from which popular video game?
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ORTHODOX
This application allows you to sync its library with your iOS device.
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ORTHODOX
How many bits are there in a nibble?
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ORTHODOX
What is the name of the programming language commonly used for creating a web page?
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ORTHODOX
This new interface was first introduced in Microsoft Office 2007. It replaces the original menu bar with tabs. It was later adopted into the Windows 8 operating system. Name the interface.
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ORTHODOX
The name of this car radio manufacturing company comes from the combination of the words ‘Motor’ and ‘Victrola’ which represent car and sound respectively. Which company am I talking about?
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ORTHODOX
Name the tablet $35 tablet that was developed by the IITs and sponsored by HRD department of the government of India.
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ORTHODOX
Name the operating system for mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.
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ORTHODOX
This company, started by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, is the world’s largest semiconductor chip making compnay in the world. Name the company.
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This controversial whistleblower website publishes news leaks and secret information about the governments of many countries and other organizations. It was started by Jullain Assange in 2006. Name the site.
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RAPID FIRE
1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to get help?
2. Flipboard is an application / a game / a font / a website.
3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Ideas for Life’?
4. Which company makes the Playbook tablet?
5. What is the country code domain for Japan?
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RAPID FIRE
1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to select all the text?
2. Wordpress is an application / a game / a font / a website?
3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Make.Believe’?
4. Which company makes the One series of smartphones?
5. Which is the country code domain for France?
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RAPID FIRE
1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to refresh?
2. Asphalt is an application / a game / a font / a website.
3. Which company uses the tagline ‘Nothing Like Anything’?
4. Which company makes the NetConnect wireless data cards?
5. Where would you find the letters ZXCVBNM?
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RAPID FIRE
1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to switch to another open application?
2. CNet is an application / a game / a font / a website.
3. Which is the country code domain for Sri Lanka?
4. Which company makes the Vaio range of laptops?
5. Which popular media player has an orange pylon as its logo?
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RAPID FIRE
1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to insert a hyperlink?
2. Lucida is an application/ a game / a font / a website.
3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘The Online Megastore’?
4. Which company makes the Optimus range of smartphones?
5. What are Opera, Mosaic and Navigator?
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RAPID FIRE
1. What is the Windows keyboard shortcut to show the desktop?
2. Bing is an application / a game / a font / a website.
3. Which company uses the tagline - ‘Connecting People’?
4. Which company makes the Radeon series of graphic cards?
5. Where would you find the text - ‘Slide to Unlock’?
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EXPAND
1. HTTP
2. RAM
3. LED
4. PPI
5. COBOL
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EXPAND
1. LCD
2. BASIC
3. RGB
4. AI
5. Wi Fi
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EXPAND
1. SMS
2. TCP
3. HTML
4. HDD
5. EA
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EXPAND
1. PDF
2. BCC
3. UPS
4. DOS
5. IBM
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EXPAND
1. ENIAC
2. BIOS
3. MODEM
4. GTA
5. HCL
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EXPAND
1. AMD
2. DVD
3. GPU
4. HD
5. PSP
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EXPAND
1. MPEG
2. ISP
3. LOGO
4. DBMS
5. WD
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AUDIENCE
Name the first full length computer animated film.
AUDIENCE
Jonathan ‘Jony’ Ive works as the Senior Vice President for which famous company?
AUDIENCE
Connect – Torch. Bold. Curve. Pearl. Storm.
AUDIENCE
Connect – Carbon. Shift. Undercover. Pro Street. The Run.
AUDIENCE
iOS : App Store : : Android : ?
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Sony : Play Station : : Nintendo : ?
LIFELINE
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TIE BREAKER
During an April’s Fools prank in 2010, which company declared that it
is permanently changing it’s name to ‘Topeka’?
THEEND
TIE BREAKER
Which popular website was started by Daivd Filo and Jerry Yang?
THEEND
TIE BREAKER
Which desktop operating system uses the Metro / Modern UI which includes
colourful live tiles?
THEEND
TIE BREAKER
What is the name of the line of eBook reader manufactured by
Amazon.com?
THEEND
“Preparing a quiz is no easy task… But with these four at
hand, it is a job well done”– said a wise man
- Sayan Chaudhry- Dhruv Khurana- Shivangi Gupta- Saksham Jain
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