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What is 16 bit?

Answer

Anything larger and the computer would need to break the number into smaller pieces.


 


16-bit is a computer hardware device or software program capable of transferring 16 bits of data at a time.


Today, 16-bit hardware and software has been replaced by 32-bit and 64-bit alternatives, which give the computer more memory to work with; increasing overall performance.


 


For example, early computer processors (e.g., 8088 and 80286) were 16-bit processors, meaning they were capable of working with 16-bit binary numbers (decimal number up to 65,535).

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A piece of land almost surrounded by water

A) island B) isthumus
C) peninsula D) strait
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) peninsula

Explanation:

We know that, peninsula is a piece of land that surrounded by water on three sides.  Hence, it is what A piece of land almost surrounded by water i.e, three sides water and one side land.

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


My brother, David, was always close to our grandmother. Both of them shared a love of Mother Nature and of food that they had grown themselves. Whenever his schedule permitted, he would drop in for a short visit and a cup of coffee. One day, when he found no one home, he left a chunk of dirt on her porch. This started what was later to be known as his "calling card". Grandmother would come home occasionally and instantly know that Dave had been by when she spotted the chunk of dirt on her porch.

Although Grandmother had a poor upbringing in Italy, she managed to do well in the United States. She was always healthy and independent and enjoyed a fulfilling life. Recently she had a stroke and died. Everyone was saddened by her death. David was disconsolate. His life­long friend was now gone.

David would drop in for a short visit and leave a _____ as a sign on grandma's porch if she was not at home.

A) schedule B) chunk of dirt
C) calling card D) cup of coffee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) chunk of dirt

Explanation:
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Which of the following defines a genome?

A) Every human cell B) the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences
C) the complete set of an organism's polypeptides D) a karyotype
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the complete set of an organism's genes and other DNA sequences

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Which one of the following is a plant hormone?

A) Cytokinin B) Oestrogen
C) Thyroxin D) Insulin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cytokinin

Explanation:

Cytokinins is a Plant hormone which helps in cell division and leads to Growth & formation of shoots, roots & bud.

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The pH value of a sample of multiple-distilled water is

A) zero B) 14
C) very near to zero D) very near to seven
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) very near to seven

Explanation:

Water  is  neutral  and  has  a  pH value  of  7  and  because  here it  is multiple distilled water, it would be very near to seven

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Which ministry has started the exercise to revise base year to 2017 - 2018 for computation of wholesale inflation?

A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Explanation:

The India's commerce and industry ministry has started the exercise to revise base year to 2017-18 for computation of wholesale inflation with a view to present more realistic picture of the price situation

 

In May last year, the government revised the base year for WPI-based inflation to 2011-12 to give a better indication of changes in prices of commodities.

 

The new index, with 2017-18, is expected to have new items, which would provide a more realistic picture of price rise and its impact on people.

 

Most of the additions could be in the manufactured products category. Currently, the index has a total of 697 items, including primary articles, fuel and power and manufactured products.

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Q:

The Nobel Literature Prize 2018 has been awarded to

A) Bob Dylan B) Shashi Tharoor
C) George Saunders D) No one
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No one

Explanation:

This is for the first time that no Literature Prize will be given in 70 years because of a #MeToo scandal.

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