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HARD DISK DRIVE TECHNOLOGY A few years ago, a query about the health of a person's hard disk drive would have been met with a blank stare. Nowadays, almost everyone is aware of this remarkable electronic storage medium that is part of every modern computer, even though most users remain ignorant of the complexity of hard drive technology. In the early days of computing, an information record of a computer' s memory content was kept on punched cards similar to the way in which an automated piano stores the keynote sequences on a piano roll. Later, magnetic tape was used to store electronic signals and is still the favoured means of economically backing up the contents of hard drives. However, accessing information sequentially stored on tape is slow since the electronic data must be input through a fixed head in a single pass. Hard disk drives solve this problem by incorporating a spinning platter on which magnetic data can be made accessible via a moving head that re...

Task- 1 You have a friend who lives in a city abroad. You have decided that you would like to apply to do a course at one of the colleges in this city.  Write to your friend explaining what you would like to do.  Tell him/her what type of work or studies you have been doing for the past few years and ask for assistance in contacting an appropriate institution. Sample Answer ▼ Dear Jyoti, Sorry I haven’t written for ages. I’ve been so busy over the last year and I never seem to have a minute to myself I’d like to study Computer Science at university in US next year and I hope you can give me some advice. I think I would prefer NYC because I know a few people from my visit last year. This year I’m doing maths and physics at school and I hope to do well in my exams. However, I really don’t know which university to apply to, so could you send me some information about different colleges? Also can you find out what qualifications I need? For ins...

Clumsy              Awkward in movement or action or ungraceful Propitious           Favorable Foretold               Predicted Ominous            Suggesting that something bad is going to happen Ambidextrous     Able to use either hand quality well Conformity         Comply with rules, standards or laws Infantile              Lack of maturity, childish Perversity             Deliberately choosing to behave in an unacceptable way or being contrary to what                                is accepted Ambiguous        Having more than one meaning Elites                   Group regarded as the best in a particula...

Task 1 The graphs show changes in the spending habits of people in the UK between 1971 and 2001. Write a report to a university lecturer describing the data. - Show / Hide Sample Answer - The provided pie charts give information on the spending habits of UK citizens in 1971 and 2001. As is observed from the charts, the expenditure on petrol & furniture reduced significantly while the amount spent on computers increased in the UK. In 1971, the British spent 36% on petrol which was the highest percentage among the given expense categories. Their expense on Furniture was the second largest (32%) while they spent one quarter on restaurant meals. The least portion was spent by them for purchasing computers, which was only 7% in this year. After 30 years, the expense to buy petrol and furniture reduced to 8% each, significantly lower than the percentages spent in 1971. But the expense made on computers increased by 5% in 2001. People spent 1% on books in...

Task 2 Some people believe that teenagers should be required to do unpaid community work in their free time. This can benefit teenagers and the community as well. To what extent do you agree or disagree. You should write at least 250 words. - Show / Hide Sample Answer - Children are the backbone of every country. So, there are people who tend to believe that youngsters should be encouraged to initiate social work as it will results in flourished society and individualistic growth of youngsters themselves. I, too believe that this motivation has more benefits than its drawbacks. To begin with, social work by children can be easily associated with personality development because during this drive, they tend to communicate with variety of people, leads to polished verbal skills. For example, if they start convincing rural people to send their children in school they have to be such a convincing attitude along with developed verbal skills to deal with diverse kind of...

Grimm’s Fairy Tales The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, named their story collection Children’s and Household Tales and published the first of its seven editions in Germany in 1812. The table of contents reads like an A-list of fairy-tale celebrities: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, the Frog King. Drawn mostly from oral narratives, the 210 stories in die Grimm’s’ collection represent an anthology of fairy tales, animal fables, rustic farces, and religious allegories that remain unrivalled to this day. Such lasting fame would have shocked the humble Grimms. During their lifetimes the collection sold modestly in Germany, at first only a few hundred copies a year. The early editions were not even aimed at children. The brothers initially refused to consider illustrations, and scholarly footnotes took up almost as much space as the talcs themselves. Jacob and Wilhelm viewed themselves as patriotic fo...

Task- 1 You were hurt in a minor accident inside a supermarket and you wish to complain to the supermarket authority about that.  Write a letter to the manager of the supermarket. In your letter say who are you give details about the accident suggest how the supermarket could prevent similar accidents Sample Answer ▼ Dear Sir or Madam, I am a regular customer of your renowned supermarket 'Meena Bazar'. Today I am writing to you regarding a minor accident that I faced while visiting your supermarket on 22th November. I am hoping that you would take the necessary measures so that it does not happen to any other shopper. I am Pooja Arora, a resident of the B.R.S Nagar and a loyal customer to your shop for more than 3 years. I am a lecturer at a private university and often do my shopping at your mart. It is a matter of regret that during my last visit to your B.R.S Nagar branch, I found the frozen food area completely wet and slippery. I guess it...