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Exercise : Technology - Section 1
31.
Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?
United Parcel Service
Uniform Product Support
Under Paneling Storage
Uninterruptable Power Supply
Answer: Option
Explanation:
An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is a backup power supply, such as a battery, that provides emergency power in the event that power is lost from the main supply.
32.
Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
Shawn Fanning
Ada Byron Lovelace
Sabeer Bhatia
Ray Tomlinson
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
33.
'.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Compressed Archive file
Image file
Temporary file
Audio file
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
34.
In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch?
Neon Lighting
High Pressure Sodium Lighting
Water Features
Hotel Rooms
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Neon lighting runs at a high voltage, typically above 1000 Volts. A fireman's switch protects a fireman from receiving a shock when a water jet is sprayed onto the installation. The switches are red, and mounted in a conspicuous position. (This is specified by IEE Regulations (Europe), SANS (South Africa), UK Electricity regulations and many Asian countries. I am unable to confirm other countries' requirements, so feel free to let me know.)
35.
The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?
Transformer
Yoke
Capacitor
Diode
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Twisting the yoke will tilt the picture. A projection color television uses three picture tubes and yokes for red, green and blue light.
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