6. JohnTukey early in his career worked on
developing statistical methods for computers
at Bell Labs where he invented the term “bit”.
However the term X which Paul Niquette
claims he coined in 1953 was first used in print
byTukey in a 1958 article in American
Mathematical Monthly and thus some
attribute the term to him.Which term ?
8. X is a New Delhi based company which was
founded on 10 June 1988 by Rakesh
Malhotra.The tagline of X is “Jispe Desh Kare
Bharosa”. In 2004 X tied up with Eagle Picher
Inc USA for battery technology.Today X is a
part of Schneider Electric Conglomerate and
SachinTendulkar is the brand ambassador of
X.
12. _______ Ravindran cracked the CAT
Examinations several times but he decided
not to join IIM and instead founded his own
company which is named after him and is
known for using technology to impart
education. Identify this company ?
14. The name “X" was derived from the city name
___ _________, which is why the company's
engineers insisted on using the lower case “X" in
its early years.The logo is intended to depict the
two towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.
X?
16. RiteshAggarwal founded Oravel Stays as a
method for people to easily book rooms. He
then changed its name to “X”, which has
become one of the most popular startups in
the country. Its logo is a location pin.
18. The company was founded by and is managed
by James Park and Eric Friedman, and is
headquartered in San Francisco, California.The
company's stock began trading with the symbol
“___“(First three letters of their name) on June
18, 2015.
25. Name the company
he founded which
has been in the
news prominently
for the past few
days.
26.
27. X, born 14th July 1976 is an Indian entrepreneur
and angel investor.
He is the founder and CEO of GOQii (pronounced
Go-Key).
Previously founded the game
development and publishing company Indiagames,
which he sold to DisneyUTV Digital,TheWalt
Disney Company (India) in 2011 for $100 million.
Identify the person.
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30. X is a global crowdfunding platform based in the United
States.The company’s stated mission is to help bring creative
projects to life. X has reportedly received more than $1.5 billion
in _______ from 7.8 million backers to fund 200,000 creative
projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism,
video games, technology and food-related projects.
People who back X projects are offered tangible rewards and
one of a kind experiences in exchange for their _______.This
model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage,
where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their
work.
Fill in the blanks.
40. Name the now
defunct project by
Google which gained
a lot of traction in
the last 3 years
which resulted in
companies like
Motorola and LG
introducing devices
inspired by it.
60. The lady you saw in the previous image is
Gabi Holzwarth.
She invested in Apple, which makes her a
shareholder in Apple and its subsidiaries.
Why would that make her the enemy of her
ex – boyfriend,Travis Kalanick (they split up
in August)?
61. Apple invested $1 billion in Didi Chuxing, a
ride hailing app in China which is the main
rival of Uber in China.
64. This company was started in Chicago, Illinois, as
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. Some of its
important milestones are:
Made the radio that went to the moon
Created the first mobile phone ever
Got acquired by Google, then Lenovo
66. X was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in
Brownsville,Texas, on May 27, 1999. He was
named by DanVan Coppenolle after the 1988
Shanachie song “_______(WorkingTogether for
Freedom)" by Rita Marley. _________ is a
Swahili term for communal labor.
On September 18, 2014, _______ was
transferred to Cincinnati to learn adult behavior
and join a new social group.
68. This was founded as a card company in late
1889 by FusajiroYamauchi. Based in Kyoto,
Japan, the business produced and marketed a
playing card game called "Hanafuda". Currently,
it is one of the biggest companies in the gaming
world.
What company?