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Q:

Points that lie on the same line are called

A) Congruent B) Coplanar points
C) Collinear points D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Collinear points

Explanation:

Points that lie on the same line are called Collinear points. And that points lie on the same plane are called Coplanar points. 

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Q:

3/4 divided by 2 is

A) 3/2 B) 2/3
C) 8/3 D) 3/8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3/8

Explanation:

3/4 divided by 2

= 3/4/2

= 3/4x2

= 3/8.

 

Hence, 3/4 divided by 2 is equal to 3/8.

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Q:

Processing speed of computer is measured in MIPS.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Million Instructions Per Second is a method of measuring the raw speed of a computer's processor. MIPS measures roughly the number of machine instructions that a computer can execute in one second.

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Q:

What is the science of mapmaking called?

A) Coriography B) Cartography
C) Photograrnmetry D) Mapping
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cartography

Explanation:

The art and science of map making is called Cartography.

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Q:

Water is an excellent solvent because

Answer

Water is capable of dissolving a variety of different substances, which is why it is such a good solvent.

And, water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid

It means that wherever water goes, either through the ground or through our bodies, it takes along valuable chemicals, minerals, and nutrients

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Q:

Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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Q:

A test to determine processor speed is?

A) a gesture B) flat panel
C) a benchmark D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a benchmark

Explanation:

The total number of instructions a computer executes per second is called as its processors speed. 

 

Maximum the processor's speed minimum the time for execution.

 

A test to determine processor speed is a benchmark.

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Q:

Hydrophilic molecules readily associate with

A) water B) alcohols
C) both A & B D) none of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both A & B

Explanation:

Hydrophilic molecules readily associate with water molecules and water like molecules such as alcohols.

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