Ans: Java [Java was formerly called Oak, after the oak tree that stood
outside Gosling's office.]
Ans: Canon
6] Who started the Free Software Foundation? [Hint: He is God for all free
software lovers.]
Ans: Richard Stallman [The hint was no help whatsoever, although almost
everybody knew the answer.]
Ans: iPhone [InfoGear (now owned by Cisco Systems) released the iPhone
modem in 1998. Even though the product was discontinued, Cisco Systems
held the trademark for the name, and also released another modem,
known as the Linksys iPhone in December 2006, after Apple Inc. released
their iPhone in June, 2006.]
10] The acquisition of which company by Google Inc. marked their entry
into the world of mobile device software?
Ans: Pixar Animation Studios [Unfortunately, the hint was too obvious.]
13] The interface of which photo mapping software bears a similarity to the
program described in Neal Stephenson's sci-fi work Snow Crash?
15] Toshiba launched the Qosmio G55 recently. It was the first laptop to
have the Cell CPU. Which other gaming console has the Cell CPU in it?
Ans: Far Cry 2 [The same screenshot was not used. The real screenshot
depicted a character holding a weapon and standing in a mustard field.]
17] Which company has lauched the Ideapad series of notebooks, which is
touted to be the next generation of the Thinkpad series?
Ans: Openmoko [The two projects being discussed here are: a) Openmoko
Linux, a Linux based operating-system designed for mobile phones, built
using free software; and b) Development of hardware devices on which
Openmoko Linux runs. The first device based on the Openmoko project was
the Neo 1973.]
19] Which service do all Apple Inc. devices, such as the Macbook, the iMac,
the iPhone and the iPod Touch, use to synchronize data?