Technology | MCQs

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Alexander Graham Bell is often credited with being the inventor of the telephone since he was awarded the first successful patent. 

Telephone was invented in 1876.

Graham Bell made the first-ever telephone call to his partner, Thomas Watson.

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GPS is an abbreviation of Global positioning system

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The Global Positioning System, originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. 

The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a "constellation" of 31 well-spaced satellites that orbit the Earth

Coverage: Global

Cost: $12 billion; (initial constellation); $750 million per year; (operating cost)

First launch: February 22, 1978; 44 years ago

Orbital height: 20,180 km (12,540 mi)

Regime(s): 6 MEO planes

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Silicon Valley (California) is globally renowned as a hub for technology and innovation.

It particularly in the development of computers, software, and high-tech companies.

Major tech firms like Apple, Google, and Intel are headquartered there.

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• ICT stands for:Islamabad Capital Territory
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• Islamabad officially became the capital of Pakistan on 14 August 1967.
• The construction of Islamabad was completed in 1966.
  
• Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
• Islamabad is a territory.
• Islamabad is the ninth-largest city of Pakistan.

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John Vincent Atanasoff invented the first digital computer in 1930. 

The inventor of the first Digital Computer belonged to the country: USA

John Vincent Atanasoff died in 1995.

Digital computer:

The Digital Computer operates on a Binary system

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Optical Fiber Systems are utilized in Telecommunication Systems to transmit data as light signals through thin glass or plastic fibers.

It enabling high-speed internet, voice, and data communications over long distances.

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An IP address is a unique address that identifies a device on the internet or a local network.

IP stands for "Internet Protocol," which is the set of rules governing the format of data sent via the internet or local network.

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Derived from: computare

Means: “to calculate”, “to count”, “to sum up” or “to think together”. 

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DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line

It is a modern technology that uses existing telephone lines to transport high-bandwidth data

They provided dedicated, point-to-point, public network access.