general knowledge Online Quiz - 5944

The idiom is rough diamond, someone who appears unpolished or uncultured but has good qualities underneath. Option C is correct. Rough stone, rough rock, and rough pearl are not standard idioms.

In the black is a business idiom meaning a company is profitable or making money, as opposed to in the red losing money. Option D is correct. Options A, B, and C misinterpret the idiom.

This is a duplicate of question 3139. CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration. Option A is correct. Options B, C, and D use incorrect terms Mature, Compact, and Compatibility.

CSV stands for Comma-Separated Values, a file format for tabular data where values are separated by commas. Option A is correct. Options B, C, and D use incorrect terms Specific and the typo Comman.

AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, a technique for creating interactive web applications. Option A is correct. Options B XtraLanguage, C HTML instead of XML, and D Added instead of Asynchronous are incorrect.

WSDL stands for Web Services Description Language, an XML-based language for describing web services. Option A is correct. Options B, C, and D use incorrect terms Defination typo and Server instead of Services.

MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition, a technology used primarily in banking to read characters printed with special magnetic ink on checks and other financial documents. Option A correctly identifies both 'Magnetic' (not Metal) and 'Recognition' (not Recognizor).

ACID in database systems represents the four key properties that guarantee reliable transaction processing: Atomicity (all-or-nothing execution), Consistency (database remains valid), Isolation (transactions don't interfere), and Durability (committed data persists). Option A correctly uses the consistent noun form 'Durability' rather than 'Durable'.

MCSD stands for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, a professional certification for developers who build solutions using Microsoft technologies. Option A correctly uses 'Solution' (not System/Systematic) and 'Developer' (not Development).

OASIS stands for Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, a international consortium that drives the development of open standards for information technologies. Option A correctly spells 'Organization' (not Organination/Organized) and 'Standards' (not Stands).

XHTML stands for eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language, a reformulation of HTML 4 as an XML application. Option D correctly identifies 'eXtensible' (not eXtra), 'Hypertext' (not Hypertension), and 'Markup' (not Makeup).

MOSS stands for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, a collaboration and document management platform. Option A correctly uses 'Server' (not Service/System) and maintains the full 'SharePoint' name (not Share).

The idiom 'driving someone round the bend' means to annoy or frustrate them intensely, not literally driving a vehicle. Option C correctly identifies this as meaning someone is being annoying, while options A, B, and D incorrectly interpret it as literal driving or positive help.

'A bolt from the blue' is an idiom meaning something completely unexpected or surprising, like a lightning strike from a clear sky. Option A correctly identifies this as something unexpected, while options B, C, and D incorrectly interpret it as feelings or people.

Hercule Poirot was Agatha Christie's first created detective, appearing in her first published novel 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' (1920) and featuring in 33 novels and 51 stories. Miss Marple appeared later (1930), while Tommy and Tuppence and Harley Quin came after Poirot's debut.

Agatha Christie wrote 6 novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, which were romance novels rather than mysteries. These books, published between 1930 and 1956, explored psychological themes and were deliberately kept separate from her crime fiction.

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie featuring Parker Pyne as the protagonist. Parker Pyne is a retired government official who runs a detective agency to help people with personal problems, distinct from Christie's more famous detectives like Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple.

Ariadne Oliver appears in 7 Agatha Christie novels, often serving as a self-deprecating reflection of Christie herself. These include Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952), Dead Man's Folly (1956), The Pale Horse (1961), The Clocks (1963), The Third Girl (1966), Hallowe'en Party (1969), and Elephants Can Remember (1972).

Sven Hjerson is the fictional Finnish detective created by Ariadne Oliver within Agatha Christie's novels. This character serves as a deliberate parody and self-reflection, with Oliver often complaining about Hjerson's improbable characteristics. The other options are actual Christie characters, not fictional creations within her books.

The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) is the first novel to feature Miss Marple as the detective character. The other options are all Miss Marple novels but came later: A Pocket Full of Rye (1953), 4.50 from Paddington (1957), and The Moving Finger (1942).