NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 17

(TF)(Mosaic)Mosaic was developed at the National Center for Super computing Applications(NCSA)
Ans. True

(TF)(FSF)The Free Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded by Linus Torvalds on October 4,1985,to support the free software movement
Ans. False
More Info: RICHARD STALLMAN

(TF)(Flash)Flash memory does not require any power to maintain the information stored in the chip
Ans. True

(TF)(Jack kilby)Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958 while working at Intel’s Central Research Labs.
Ans. False
More Info: Texas Instruments

(TF)(Pong)Atari’s pong was the first home video game console.
Ans. False
More Info: Magnavox Odyssey

(TF)(EPABX)EPABX stands for ‘Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange’.
Ans. True

(TF)(Simputers)Simputers are low cost portable alternative to Pcs, developed by seven Indian Scientists
Ans. True

(TF)(4-D)A 4-D film is a 3-D film with synchronous sensory effects in the theatre
Ans. True

(TF)(Caps Lock)International Caps Lock Day is observed twice a year
Ans. True
More Info: JUNE 28, OCT 22

(Direct)(Landmarks)A UNESCO grant of $20000 for the purchase of community receivers and a United States offer of some equipment lead to the founding of what on September 15, 1959?
Ans. DOORDARSHAN

(Direct)(Companies)Nelson Gonzalez co-founded which company, named for his fondness for UFOs, science fiction and the X-files?
Ans. ALIENWARE

(Direct)(WWW)Which web-service company was founded in 2003 by Scandinavian entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis?
Ans. SKYPE

(Direct)(Innovations)Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes sealed two shower curtains together,creating a smattering of air bubbles,which they originally tried to sell as wallpaper.what did they invent?
Ans. BUBBLE WRAP

(Direct)(Boombox)Which German company , a pioneer in sound and audio products, is named after the last name of its founder, Fritz?
Ans. SENNHEISER

(Direct)(Entertainment)Which band was added to iTunes in 2010 with the tagline , ‘In 1964 the band that changed everything came to America. Now they are on iTunes’?
Ans. THE BEATLES

(Direct)(Gaming)Named for the two most popular shows of the WWE franchise , what is this game titled.
Ans. RAW VS SMACKDOWN

(Direct)(Mixed bag)What site started when its five founders invited about 350 of their most important contacts to join in May 2002?
Ans. LINKEDIN

(Buzzer)()PayPal is owned by which company?
Ans. EBAY INC.

(Buzzer)()Who is this famous personality , also known as the co-founder of a famous company?
Ans. PAUL ALLEN

(Buzzer)()What pioneering file-sharing service was bankrupted after metallica sued it for having leaked their song
Ans. NAPSTER

(Buzzer)()Yet another Hierarchial Officious Oracle is the expanded form of what acronym,also the name of a portal?
Ans. YAHOO

(Buzzer)()Identify the car manufacturer from this logo
Ans. AUDI

(Buzzer)()Name the fictional weapon in the Star Wars films consisting of a polished metal hit
Ans. LIGHTSABER