NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 16

(TF)(Intel)Robert Noyce and Bob Moore, the founders of Intel.were former employees of IBM.
Ans. False

(TF)(Firefox)Firefox, the web browser, is an Oracle product
Ans. False
More Info: Mozilla

(TF)(Browsers)The popular browsers, Google Chrome and Apple Safari, are both powered by a layout engine called Webkit
Ans. True

(TF)(LASER)Laser stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Ans. True

(TF)(CDMA)CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access
Ans. True

(TF)(PS3)The PlayStation 3 has the ability to play Blu-ray discs
Ans. True

(TF)(Phreaking)The term ‘phreaking’ refers to a nervous reaction by a first-time computer user
Ans. False

(TF)(Telegraph)The first telegraph message ever sent was “what hath God wrought”
Ans. True
More Info: 24 May 1844. Samuel Morse

(TF)(FLOPS)In computer terminology,the term ‘FLOPS’ specifically refers to disastrous product launches
Ans. False
More Info: Floating point operations per second

(Direct)(Innovations)Created in 1984 by Bob Gaskins and Dennis Austin , it was called ‘presenter’. What is it now known as?
Ans. POWERPOINT

(Direct)(WWW)Which popular magazine’s Indian edition can be found at www.sciam.co.in?
Ans. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

(Direct)(Entertainment)Which 2010 Bollywood film claims to be the first Indian film to be shot completely on digital format, and takes its title from each of its 3 subplots?
Ans. LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA

(Direct)(Landmarks)Puru pratap Singh , a school student from Gurgaon, is the first Indian to design what on the occasion of Children’s Day on Nov 14, 2009?
Ans. GOOGLE DOODLE

(Buzzer)()Known for its innovative designing, which range of desktops is this?
Ans. iMAC

(Buzzer)()With respect to mobile phones, what does the S in SIM stand for?
Ans. SUBSCRIBER

(Buzzer)()How is the High Definition Multimedia Interface for transferring uncompressed audio and video better known?
Ans. HDMI

(Buzzer)()Which website broadcast all the matches of IPL 2010 free of cost?
Ans. YOUTUBE

(Buzzer)()Having dropped out more than 30 years earlier, which innovator returned to Harvard to receive an honorary doctorate in 2007?
Ans. BILL GATES