The CRN.com Year-End News Quiz For 2011
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 this month, as reported on CRN. See how well you score!
Wait -- a technology was over-hyped? According to a recent survey by solution provider CSC, what technology isn't saving companies as much money as anticipated?
Cloud computing
Linux
Outsourcing
Server virtualization
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What if I don't want my game changed? Which tablet was CRN's overall "Best Product of the Year"?
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AppleiPad 2
HPTouchPad
Kindle Fire
SamsungGalaxy Tab 10.1
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Microsoft's upcoming 'automatic update' feature may finally lead to the sunset of what product?
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Internet Explorer 6 and 7
Office 2003
Silverlight
Windows XP
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Who rose to the top of the Unix server heap in 2011 sales, while it's two biggest rivals traded lawsuits?
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IBM
Fujitsu
HP
Oracle
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We're number 2! What browser moved into the number two spot in worldwide usage, according to StatCounter Global Stats?
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GoogleChrome
AppleSafari
Firefox
Internet Explorer
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Winner of our most innovative product award, which product has been advertised as "the tablet {C}Apple{C}tried to stop" after it beat an injunction against selling the device in Australia?
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SamsungGalaxy Tab 10.1
AcerIconia Tab
Kindle Fire
ToshibaThrive
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Starting at $6 per month per user, which cloud app was one of our "Best Products of 2011"?
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MicrosoftOffice 365
GoogleApps
SalesforceSales Cloud
ZohoOffice
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Which vendor cut long-term ties to EMCthis year to sell its own enterprise storage technology into the channel?
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Dell
HP
Lenovo
NetApp
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With 95% of it's revenues from the channel, who did solution providers choose as their #1 company to partner with in 2011?
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Microsoft
HP
Intel
VMWare
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We only hope the T-Mobilegirl keeps her job. Who called off their attempted takeover of T-Mobilein the face of regulatory opposition?
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AT&T
Deutsche Telekom
Sprint Nextel
Verizon
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Cloud Cost Savings Not As High As Expected: Survey
The 10 Biggest Channel Stories Of 2011
The 10 Biggest Channel Stories Of 2011
Google Chrome Surpasses Firefox In Browser Usage
Google Chrome Surpasses Firefox In Browser Usage
The 10 Biggest Storage Stories Of 2011