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  1. To read a CD-ROM disc, you need a









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    Data is stored on the disc as a series of microscopic indentations. A laser is shone onto the reflective surface of the disc to read the pattern of pits and lands. Because the depth of the pits is approximately one-quarter to one-sixth of the wavelength of the laser light used to read the disc, the reflected beam's phase is shifted in relation to the incoming beam, causing destructive interference and reducing the reflected beam's intensity. This pattern of changing intensity of the reflected beam is converted into binary data.

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    Data is stored on the disc as a series of microscopic indentations. A laser is shone onto the reflective surface of the disc to read the pattern of pits and lands. Because the depth of the pits is approximately one-quarter to one-sixth of the wavelength of the laser light used to read the disc, the reflected beam's phase is shifted in relation to the incoming beam, causing destructive interference and reducing the reflected beam's intensity. This pattern of changing intensity of the reflected beam is converted into binary data.


  1. ‘IC-Chips’ for computer are usually made of









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    An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is an electronic circuit on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon. Such a circuit can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic components.

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    An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is an electronic circuit on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon. Such a circuit can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic components.



  1. Where is the proposed Microsoft Software Development Centre in India to come up?









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    Located in Hyderabad, the Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC) is Microsoft’s largest software development center outside of their headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The MSIDC teams focus on strategic and IP sensitive software product development.

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    Located in Hyderabad, the Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC) is Microsoft’s largest software development center outside of their headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The MSIDC teams focus on strategic and IP sensitive software product development.


  1. Who introduced “MMX” technology?









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    MMX is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set designed by Intel, introduced in 1996 with their P5-based Pentium line of microprocessors, designated as "Pentium with MMX Technology". It developed out of a similar unit introduced on the Intel i860, and earlier the Intel i750 video pixel processor.

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    MMX is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set designed by Intel, introduced in 1996 with their P5-based Pentium line of microprocessors, designated as "Pentium with MMX Technology". It developed out of a similar unit introduced on the Intel i860, and earlier the Intel i750 video pixel processor.



  1. Which one of the following is system software?









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    System software (or systems software) is computer software or an operating system designed to operate and control the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running application software. The term system software also includes software development tools like a compiler.

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    System software (or systems software) is computer software or an operating system designed to operate and control the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running application software. The term system software also includes software development tools like a compiler.