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Question 41
'.TXT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A
Text File
B
Image file
C
Audio file
D
Adobe Acrobat file
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 42
What was the first ARPANET message?

A
"lo"
B
"hello world"
C
"mary had a little lamb"
D
"cyberspace, the final frontier"
Correct Answer: Option A

No answer description available for this question.

Question 43
The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?

A
Japan
B
France
C
Germany
D
England
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 44
"FET" is a type of transistor, Its full name is ________ Effect Transistor...?

A
Field
B
Factor
C
Flash
D
Force
Correct Answer: Option A

The terminals of FETs are called gate, drain and source. You might be more familiar with bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), which have terminals called base, collector and emitter. FETs were conceptualized first, but BJTs were easier to produce and so developed sooner.

Question 45
What are three types of lasers?

A
Gas, metal vapor, rock
B
Pointer, diode, CD
C
Diode, inverted, pointer
D
Gas, solid state, diode
Correct Answer: Option D

The first laser was a solid state laser. Solid state refers to any solid material like a glass rod. Diode lasers are very common because they are used to read compact disks and digital video disks in computers, CD players, and DVD players. Before diode lasers, the most common type of laser may have been the helium-neon laser, in which the active medium is a combination of the two gasses helium and neon.

Question 46
What will a UPS be used for in a building?

A
To provide power to essential equipment
B
To monitor building electricity use
C
To carry messages between departments
D
To control lighting and power systems
Correct Answer: Option A

UPS stands for Uninterruptible Power Supply. Examples of equipment that may require a UPS supply are computers, fire detection systems, hospital operating theatre equipment and escape route lighting.

Question 47
Who built the world's first binary digit computer: Z1...?

A
Konrad Zuse
B
Ken Thompson
C
Alan Turing
D
George Boole
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 48
Larger buildings may be supplied with a medium voltage electricity supply, and will required a substation or mini-sub. What is the main item of equipment contained in these?

A
Transformer
B
Transponder
C
Transducer
D
Converter
Correct Answer: Option A

The transformer is used to transform a medium voltage supply to a low voltage supply, e.g. from 11 000 V to 400 V. A transformer is rated in kVA, kilo-Volt-Amps, which is a measurement of electrical power.

Question 49
What was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed?

A
A diamond block
B
Helium-neon gas
C
A ruby rod
D
Carbon dioxide gas
Correct Answer: Option C

Theodore Maiman built the first working laser using a ruby rod while working at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. It lased for the first time on May 16, 1960.

Question 50
What does EPROM stand for?

A
Electric Programmable Read Only Memory
B
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
C
Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory
D
Every Person Requires One Mind
Correct Answer: Option B

A chip found in alomst every microprocessor...