Channelweb.com News Quiz -- June 2009

By Joe Caponi
Jul 6, 2009 9:20 AM
Tags: documentwrite | microsoft | million

How well do you know the IT channel?

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 June, as reported on ChannelWeb. See how well you score!






Vroom! Which tech company replaced General Motors in the Dow Jones Industrial Average this month?




Cisco
Dell
IBM
Oracle








Holy Netbooks, Batman! Research firm IDC now estimates that how many netbook-style computers will ship this year worldwide?






6 Million
16 Million
26 Million
36 Million






They should know. Security Essentials is a free anti-malware product, now out in beta form, from which vendor?






Google
Microsoft
Symantec
Trend Micro






Welcome to the party! Which channel-friendly peripheral manufacturer launched its first PC, the VPC100 all-in-one, this month?






Lexmark
NEC
Samsung
Viewsonic






This rock won't float. Which manufacturer is cancelling it's 'Rock' server processor project, previously promised to launch this year?






AMD
Cisco
IBM
Sun






Which unlikely vendor appeared at JavaOne to promote "Stonehenge," a new cross-platform interoperability project?






Apple
Microsoft
Yahoo
Spinal Tap






It's all about the numbers. What makes AMD's new 'Istanbul' chips notable?






4 GHz clock speed
6 core processors
32 nanometer manufacturing process
128 bit data bus






Catch the wave! Google Wave, a new collaboration solution, seems aimed at challenging which enterprise product?






Lotus Notes
Microsoft SharePoint
Oracle 11g
Salesforce.com






Batter up! After June's launch of the Palm Pre and iPhone 3G S, what big mobile device will launch in July?






BlackBerry Tour
Dell's Mobile Surprise
Nokia N Series
T-Mobile myTouch






He's back (in black). When Apple CEO Steve Jobs returned to work last week, he got news about the iPhone 3G S launch. According to the company, how many were sold during it's first weekend?






100,000
500,000
750,000
1 million












For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:





Cisco Replaces GM On The Dow





Netbook Shipments To Exceed 26 Million





Microsoft Security Essentials Arrives: Too Little Protection Or Just Enough?





ViewSonic Sets Its Sights On PC Market With Debut Of The VPC100





Sun Abandons Rock Processor Project: Report





At JavaOne, Microsoft Touts Fruits Of Interoperability





AMD Lifts Curtain On Six-Core Istanbul Chips





Could Google Wave Tip Microsoft's SharePoint Cash Cow?





BlackBerry Tour Hits Verizon, Sprint in July





Apple Sticks It To Naysayers With 1M iPhone 3G S Sales





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