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Define latency, transfer and seek time with respect to disk I/O.

Answer

Seek time is the time required to move the disk arm to the required track. Rotational delay or latency is the time it takes for the beginning of the required sector to reach the head. Sum of seek time (if any) and latency is the access time. Time taken to actually transfer a span of data is transfer time.

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Which one is not metal

A) sulpher B) sugar
C) nitogen D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of these

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Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/are correct?

1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service engineers from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.

2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 only

Explanation:

National Water Academy (formerly known as Central Training Unit) was set up in Central Water Commission Opens in a new window by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD and GR, opens in a new window Govt. of India in the year 1988, to impart training to the in-service engineers of various Central/State organizations involved in the Development & Management of Water Resources. It was established under USAID assistance and strengthened with the subsequent assistance received from the World Bank.

It is located at Pune

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.


As management we are accountable (to) the Board of Directors.

A) towards B) with
C) against D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

We are told that its

P-Public Distribution System
Q-creating a functional
R-sole purpose is the noble goal of

A) QRP B) RQP
C) PRQ D) PQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RQP

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

We can go out whenever we choose to, isn’t it?

A) can’t we B) are we not
C) don’t we D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) can’t we

Explanation:

The question tag ‘isn’t it’ needs to be replaced with ‘can’t we’. This is because the sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense and the same pronoun is to be used in the question tag. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘we can go out whenever we choose to, can’t we?’

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Which of the following is NOT a compound?

 

A) Ammonia B) Milk
C) Sodiumchloride D) Chalk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Milk

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The instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the constitution of India in the year 1950 as

A) Fundamental Rights B) Directive Principles of the state Policy
C) Fundamental Duties D) Emergency provisions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Emergency provisions

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