Questions

Lady of the Lamp

There are plenty of sweet-smelling herbs found on this island along with low trees and shrubs. This dense vegetation is termed as 'Maquis'. Similar vegetaion in California is known as 'Chaparral'.

The organs protected by the thoracic cage include the lungs and the heart.

Milk is not a pure substance since it has so many constituents that can be separated physically.

Compounds are pure substances formed from elements unlike mixtures.

The concept of carbon credit for manufacturers originated with the Kyoto Agreement (Protocol) of 1997.

A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is a device that provides battery backup when the electrical power fails or drops to an unacceptable voltage level.

Small UPS systems provide power for a few minutes; enough to power down the computer in an orderly manner, while larger systems have enough battery for several hours.

It is a phenomenon in virtual memory schemes when the processor spends most of its time swapping pages, rather than executing instructions. This is due to an inordinate number of page faults.