International Business Machines Corporation Quiz:
In which year was IBM founded?
(a) 1905
(b) 1911
(c) 1924
(d) 1937
Which of the following is a major area of IBM’s expertise?
(a) Customer Relationship Management Consultancy
(b) Organizational Structuring and re-structure services
(c) Cloud computing and artificial intelligence
(d) Sports and entertainment events
What types of cloud services does IBM Cloud offer to customers?
(a) Only Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
(b) Only Platform as a Service (PaaS)
(c) Only Software as a Service (SaaS)
(d) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
What does IBM Global Business Services (GBS) primarily offer?
(a) Television and broadcasting services
(b) Design and marketing solutions
(c) Business strategy and technology consulting
(d) Food and beverage products
What does IBM Watson primarily specialize in?
(a) Providing cloud-based services
(b) Artificial Intelligence and cognitive computing
(c) Developing mainframe computers
(d) Organizational Behavior Training
What industry is IBM primarily known for serving?
(a) Automobile manufacturing
(b) Retail and fashion
(c) Information technology and computer hardware/software
(d) Recruitment and Hiring Consultancy
Which company did IBM acquire in 2019, making it the largest acquisition in IBM’s history?
(a) Red Hat
(b) Twitter
(c) Slack
(d) Zoom
What was the major controversy surrounding IBM’s role in the 1980s regarding its computer systems?
(a) Antitrust investigations
(b) Allegations of bribery and corruption for its Production Management Tools
(c) Lawsuits related to patent infringement
(d) Accusations of providing technology to South African apartheid regime
In what year did IBM introduce the first commercially successful computer, known as the IBM 650?
(a) 1937
(b) 1954
(c) 1964
(d) 1975
Which company IBM acquired which is known for its data analytics and business intelligence software?
(a) Salesforce
(b) Tableau
(c) Oracle
(d) SAP
Where is IBM’s headquarters located?
(a) New York City, New York, USA
(b) San Francisco, California, USA
(c) Austin, Texas, USA
(d) Armonk, New York, USA
What does “IBM” stand for?
(a) International Business Machines
(b) International Business Manufacturers
(c) Information and Business Management
(d) Information and Business Machines
Which IBM computer system, introduced in 1981, is considered one of the most successful personal computers of all time?
(a) IBM System/360
(b) IBM PC
(c) IBM 704
(d) IBM AS/400
What was the nickname given to the IBM computer system that defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a famous match in 1997?
(a) Deep Blue
(b) Watson
(c) Blue Gene
(d) HAL 9000
What is Red Hat’s primary area of expertise?
(a) artificialy intelligent employee training software
(b) Marketing Channel Strategy and networking tools
(c) Operating systems and open-source software
(d) Fashion and retail Logistics
Where is IBM’s largest research laboratory, known as the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, located?
(a) Austin, Texas
(b) San Jose, California
(c) Cambridge, Massachusetts
(d) Yorktown Heights, New York
When did IBM move its headquarters to Armonk, New York?
(a) 1935
(b) 1945
(c) 1955
(d) 1965
Which of the following is one of IBM’s major branches that focuses on providing hardware, software, and services for enterprises and businesses?
(a) IBM Watson
(b) IBM Research
(c) IBM Global Business Services
(d) IBM Systems
Which computer system, introduced in 1981, became one of IBM’s most successful personal computers?
(a) IBM PC XT
(b) IBM PC AT
(c) IBM PCjr
(d) IBM PC Convertible
In which city is IBM’s India headquarters located?
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
What was the approximate value of IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat?
(a) $10 billion
(b) $20 billion
(c) $30 billion
(d) $50 billion
Which game show did IBM Watson famously compete in and win against human contestants?
(a) Jeopardy!
(b) Wheel of Fortune
(c) Family Feud
(d) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
What is the purpose of IBM certification programs?
(a) To provide free access to IBM software products
(b) To offer discounts on IBM hardware
(c) To validate and demonstrate expertise in IBM technologies and solutions
(d) To offer exclusive access to IBM events
What is the primary focus of IBM’s business?
(a) Entertainment and media production services marketing
(b) Risk Management in Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
(c) Information technology and services
(d) Fashion and retail Marketing Research
