The Hindu Business Line : Quiz

3. According to technology and microchip research company iSuppli, which recently launched gizmo is priced ($399) at least 40 per cent lower than the cost of making it ($552.27)?

4. Which product's name means `companion' in Japanese and is an abbreviation for an AI robot?

5. One would normally see a EULA when installing software. Expand EULA.

6. Normally a phreaker would use four boxes. Two are black and red. Name the other two.

7. What is the claim to fame of the game `Multiple User Dungeon'?

8. In 3D terminology, what is `alpha'?

9. Who makes the commonly used copy protection technique SecuROM?

10. How did the name `dongle' come about?

Answers

1. The Sober worm outbreak that began in right earnest on November 22.

2. `Cyber Monday'

3. The Microsoft Xbox 360

4. AIBO

5. End User Licence Agreement

6. Beige and clear.

7. It's considered the first game to have multiple players play against each other via the Internet.

8. It's an additional colour component, apart from RGB, used in 3D graphics to control the opacity of a rendered object.

9. Sony DADC

10. Because it is attached outside the computer and left dangling off!

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