Experts IT Quiz-4 [ex-IT Company Names]

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    'Syzygy' started by Nolan Bushnell was renamed to Atari. True or False?

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Famous IT companies such as IBM,Xerox etc. That we today know them by their current names did not had these names when they were actually started. Many companies changed their names from time to time so that it could be branded and could stick to a persons�tongue. They wanted names which were easy to remember, nice to pronounce and had some meaning. I know many of you would not have even imagine about this. Attempting this quiz will let you know previous names of some famous IT companies. THESE TYPE OF QUESTIONS ARE FREQUENTLY ASKED IN COMPETITIONS such as TCS IT WIZ. ��

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  • 2. 

    Started as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation in 1946 by Akio Morita & Masaru Ibuka. its Current name. 

    Explanation
    The correct answer is Sony Corporation, Sony Corp., Sony Corp, Sony. This is because the question is asking for the current name of the company that started as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation in 1946. The current name of the company is Sony Corporation, and it is also commonly referred to as Sony Corp., Sony Corp, or simply Sony.

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  • 3. 

    This company was started by Hisashige Tanaka in 1875 as Tokyo Electric Works. it was later renamed __________

    Explanation
    Hisashige Tanaka started a company called Tokyo Electric Works in 1875, which was later renamed Toshiba.

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  • 4. 

    This company was the division of Lucas Films Ltd. Steve Jobs after leaving apple purchased it and named it as ___________

    Explanation
    After leaving Apple, Steve Jobs purchased the division of Lucas Films Ltd and named it Pixar.

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  • 5. 

    Founded by Steve Case as 'Quantum Computer Services' in 1985. Later in 1989 it was renamed ________ [write the FULL NAME or just its ACRONYM] 

    Explanation
    In 1985, Steve Case founded a company called Quantum Computer Services, which was later renamed as AOL (American Online) in 1989.

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    Oracle as been renamed twice, its oldest name was Software Development Laboratories [SDL].After that it was renamed to _______  

    • Geophysical Service Inc.

    • Relational Software Inc.

    • Relational Service Inc.

    • Geophysical Software Inc.

    Correct Answer
    A. Relational Software Inc.
    Explanation
    Oracle was originally named Software Development Laboratories (SDL). After that, it was renamed to Relational Software Inc. Therefore, the correct answer is Relational Software Inc.

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    A major CDMA mobile service provider which was started as Tata Teleservices was later renamed to _________ 

    Correct Answer
    Tata Indicom
    Explanation
    Tata Indicom is the correct answer because it is the name that Tata Teleservices, a major CDMA mobile service provider, was later renamed to.

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  • 8. 

    The owner of this company wanted to keep the company name as LINDOWS. But due to copyright issues with microsoft the owner had to give it some other name. what was the name given to it later _________

    Correct Answer
    Linspire
    Explanation
    The owner of the company had initially chosen the name "LINDOWS" for their company. However, they were unable to use this name due to copyright issues with Microsoft. As a result, they had to come up with an alternative name for their company, which they decided to call "Linspire".

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  • 9. 

    Accenture was earlier known as __________

    Correct Answer
    Anderson Consulting Company
    Anderson Consulting
    Explanation
    Accenture was originally known as Anderson Consulting Company. The company was formed in 1989 as a separate entity from the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. In 2001, the company rebranded itself as Accenture, following a legal dispute with Arthur Andersen over the use of the name. Therefore, Anderson Consulting Company is the correct answer as it reflects the original name of the company before it became Accenture.

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    IBM today known as "International Business Machines" was earlier known as ________ when several companies merged together. [ACRONYM ACCEPTED] either write the FULL NAME or just ACRONYM 

    Correct Answer
    CTRC
    Computing Tabulating Recording Company
    Explanation
    Companies:-
    >The Tabulating Machines
    >Dayton Scale Company
    >International Times Recording Machines
    >Bundy Manufacturing Company together formed CTRC in 1911. Later in 1924 it was renamed to IBM.

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