1. Identify this guy and what is his claim to fame?
[Hint: he shares his first name with the CEO of GE]
Jeff Bezos: Founded Amazon.com
2. In 1996, two graduate students from Stanford University, collaborated on a
research project they called "BackRub." Their project has become wildly
successful under another name. What is it?
Google or BackRub, as it was called then (because of its analysis of back links)
3. What are these: Daytona, Whistler, HailStorm, Janus, Snowball, Orion
Code names for name for Windows products
4. Infosys was given an honor recently by NASDAQ. It happens to be the first
company in Asia Pacific company to do so. What was it?
It opened NASDAQ’s operations from India … only the second company to do
so, & the only foreign company to do so
a. http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=31397
b. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/08/03/1769263.htm
5. Lalu Yadav’s anti IT stance was rebuffed by opposition in 2004 by exemplifying
one of his family members. Who was that person?
His eldest son-in-law
worked for Infosys then
6. Who is this person?
Hint1:
He is famous for his
recent claim on the
American Television, “I am in the fun business”.
Hint2:
He shares his first name with a very famous comedian of silent movies.
Ans: Charlie Fink, president AmericanGreetings.com, eGreetings.com,
bluemountain.com
a. http://www.informationtechnologyleaders.com/fink.html
7.
These are the things that can be seen inside the office of X. X gets around one
hundred emails everyday, most of them from the employees of Microsoft, Intel
and HP. X will get a “digital whiteboard” in his office next year, and he is excited
about that. X is not an Indian. Who is X?
Bill Gates
Reference:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/newsmakers/gates_howiwork_fortune/in
dex.htm
8.
Identify the person with the ponytail. If you look carefully, you will find a British
Prime Minister in the photo as well. This photo was taken in an office in Silicon
Valley during the first ever visit by a British PM to Silicon Valley. This ponytailed guy has just completed his first quarter as the CEO and he is Silicon
Valley’s most famous CEO-blogger. Name the CEO (Okay, name the PM as
well!!).
Answer - Tony Blair and Jonathan Schwartz (CEO, Sun)
Reference: http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/blogs/sfgate/author?blogid=19&auth=62
9.
is
Connect the two pictures to identify the
person on the left.
Raman Roy, popularly known as the father of the Indian BPO Industry.
10. What is Indian IT industry’s claim to fame in the world of F1 racing?
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd will provide IT and engineering services to
Scuderia Ferrari for development of formula one (F1) racing car for the racing
season beginning next March, making it the first Indian company to enter the F1
stadium in the global arena.