Wednesday, March 29, 2017

IT Quiz 145

Try to answer these questions and leave it in the comments

1.In computing, X is a mapping from some domain (for example, a range of integers) to bits, that is, values which are zero or one. It is also called a bit array or X index.What is X ?
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2.Simon Oxley designed the it as part of a usual routine of cranking out images for iStock. GitHub saw it, and wanted it, presumably under the notion that it can represent how complex code combines to create peculiar things, much like it except the CEO of GitHub called it an X, and it has been the X since.What is X ?

3.Developer logo of what ?

4.Samsung changed it recently for its new devices Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.The company collaborated with Jacob Collier, a Grammy Award-winning artist, to showcase a fresh new take on it.What is it ?

5.A X is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as X dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.The Old Norse nouns X has various meanings  'fiend, demon, werewolf etc.Internet slang, a X is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting messaged in internet community.How do we know X in the Internet world ?

6.What prize is this ?

7.Which Data Science company founded by Anthony Goldbloom in 2010 was acquired by Google on 8 March 2017 to join their Google Cloud team and continue to be a distinct brand ?

8.Logo of which organization ?

9.which term is used by home stereo listeners, audiophiles and home audio enthusiasts to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound to distinguish it from the lower quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment, or the inferior quality of sound reproduction that can be heard in recordings ?

10.The history of the X  began with Eugene F. Lally of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who was thinking about how to use a mosaic photosensor to capture images.His 1961 idea was to take pictures of the planets and stars while travelling through space to give information about the astronauts' position.Steven Sasson invented the first X at Eastman Kodak in 1975.What is X?


Answers (Updated on 11th April 2017)

1.Bitmap
2.Octocat
3.Android O
4.Over the Horizon (default ringtone of Samsung phones)
5.Troll
6.TED Prize
7.Kaggle
8.IAMAI (Internet And Mobile Association of India)
9.Hi-Fi
10.Digital Camera