The CRN.com News Quiz -- April 2012
How well do you know the IT channel? In this quiz, we ask 10 questions regarding the business and technology issues that solution providers encountered in April, as reported on CRN. See how well you score!
To everything there is a season. (And, it's been a long season.) When is Microsoft's support for Windows XP finally scheduled to end?
December 2012
July 2013
April 2014
December 2015
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What's in a name? Who announced their new quad-core 'Exynos' mobile processor, destined for upcoming smartphones?
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AMD
Apple
Intel
Samsung
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This cloud puts boots on the ground. Who snared a quarter-billion dollar contract to provide cloud services to the US Army?
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Accenture
Capgemini
CSC
HP
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From space, the earth looks like an apple. How many iPhones did Apple manage to sell in the last quarter?
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10 million
20 million
35 million
50 million
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Why is it called Drive if you park stuff there? Google's cloud storage product, Drive, offers how much free storage in its initial configuration?
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2 GB
5 GB
10 GB
20 GB
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Who claims their 50-petabyte private cloud is the world's largest?
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EMC
Google
HP/Autonomy
Rackspace
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Who announced they'd be "collapsing nearly 50 different global programs into one, re-designed umbrella program" at their partner conference this month?
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Cisco
IBM
Microsoft
Oracle
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I think I like it! Who unveiled a 13.3-inch Android tablet - the 'Excite' - that's the largest on the market today?
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ASUS
Lenovo
Motorola
Toshiba
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Welcome to Dumpsville - population: you. Who ditched the OpenStack cloud computing alliance to team up with Apache and Amazon?
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AppSense
Citrix
Oracle
VMware
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No word on 'Ludicrous' data centers. Whose "Metal-as-a-Service" tool helps manage "hyperscale" data centers?
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Canonical
EMC
Juniper
Oracle
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Microsoft Issues Two-Year Warning For End Of Windows XP Support
Samsung Unveils Quad-Core Exynos Chip For Next-Gen Galaxy Smartphone
HP Snares $249-Million Private Cloud Contract With U.S. Army
Apple's iPhone, iPad Sales Remain Strong In Stellar Q2
Google Drive Launched With Free Cloud Storage
HP's Autonomy: We're Running The World's Largest Private Cloud
Cisco Tees Up 'Biggest Services Announcement in 15 Years'
Are You Excited? Toshiba Unveils 'Giant' 13-Inch Android Tablet