Date:30/01/2006 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/ew/2006/01/30/stories/2006013000240400.htm

Back Quiz

V.V. Ramanan

Questions

1. If Windows PCs load using BIOS, what do Apple's Intel Macs use?

2. What important post does Omid Kordestan have in Google?

3. Name the e-mail worm, named after an ancient Indian literary work, which wreaked big havoc recently.

4. Who bills which software as `the world's leading alternative to Microsoft Office'?

5. Dr. Eli Harari is the CEO of which portable storage media maker?

6. What is the new codename for the successor to Vista?

7. Two decades ago this month, the first PC virus was discovered. What was it dubbed as?

8. According to the annual global survey of brands by brandchannel.com, which three IT brands make up the top three?

9. Name the Chairman and CEO of Verizon.

10. Which venerable company's new tagline reads `Your world. Delivered.'?

Answers

1. Extensible Firmware Interface

2. He is the sales chief and developer of Google's original advertising business.

3. Kama Sutra

4. Corel, and its WordPerfect Office software

5. SanDisk Corp

6. Vienna

7. Brain. A

8. Google, Apple and Skype

9. Ivan Seidenberg

10. AT&T