GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

IMPORTANT BUSINESS TAGLINES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which company has the tagline of “The Network is the Computer"?
A
Sony
B
Nokia
C
Toshiba
D
Sun Microsystems
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“The Network is the Computer.” That phrase, coined by John Gage in the mid-1980s, was the tagline of Sun Microsystems for decades.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first slogan used by Sun was “Open Systems for Open Minds” The Network is the Computer has been the tagline of Sun for decades.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS), and SPARC microprocessors.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sun Microsystems, Inc., former American manufacturer of computer workstations, servers, and software. In 2010 the company was purchased by Oracle Corporation, a leading provider of database management systems.

Detailed explanation-5: -The phrase was first coined in 1984 by John Gage, the 21st employee of Sun Microsystems, where he was credited with building Sun’s vision around “The Network is the Computer.” When Sun was acquired in 2010, the trademark was not renewed, but the vision remained.

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