BLITZ-THE IT QUIZ BOOK

Book excerpt: Blitz, the only comprehensive guide to IT quizzing in India, is tailor made for participants of TCS IT Wiz, Rural IT Quiz and various other IT/TECH Quizzes. Written by an avid IT quizzer and now a Quiz master himself, this book serves as a handy IT reference book for everyone, from tech savvy readers to ardent quizzers. Salient Features : • Comprehensive coverage on history of computers and IT companies. • Over 2800 Technology terms abbreviations and acronyms. • 1000 Multiple Choice Questions-Indians in IT, Computer Games etc. • Who Coined IT Terms, Happy Father's day, Derivation of names etc. About The Author Raveesh Mayya K, who is currently pursuing his MBA at FMS, Delhi University, conceptualized and compiled this book at the age of 19. His brainchild, the Quizblog Portal (www.quizblog.in) has been appreciated and accepted really well by the Quizzing fraternity. He has worked as a IT Quiz Researcher Consultant with Greycaps India Pvt Ltd, led by Mr. Giri Balasubramaniam. He founded the Quotient Quiz Club while studying at PESIT (Bangalore) and ECN Quizzing Circuit while working at Cisco Systems. As a quizmaster, he has hosted many successful quizzes. He's been the quizmaster at college events like the 12th Annual Intercollegiate Youth Festival, VTU 2010 (CIT, Gubbi), Pragyan 1.0 (Chitkara University, Chandigarh) and corporate events like Adobe People Connect Quiz, Microsoft Dreamspark Yatra, Cisco Connceted Women Quiz etc. Table Of Contents • Must Know It • Firsties First • Games! Games!! Games!!! • Power to Create It • Acronums • Swadesh, We Indians • Internet Fever • I'm Loving It • What's in a Name • Pre Internet Timeline