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The law of Inertia applies to:
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  1. Neither moving nor non-moving objects

  2. Moving objects

  3. Both moving and non-moving objects

  4. Non-moving objects

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Correct Option: B

There is a friction force of 10 Newtons between a box and a table top. In order to move the box at a constant velocity, you would have to supply a force of:

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  1. 10 Netwons

  2. > 10 Newtons

  3. < 10 Newtons

  4. Nonsense! No force is required to move the box

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Correct Option: A

If the force of gravity suddenly stopped acting on the planets, they would….
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  1. Fly straight away from the Sun

  2. Continue to orbit the Sun

  3. Spiral slowly towards the Sun

  4. Move in a straight line tangent to their orbit

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Correct Option: D

Why was the first Intel Celeron processor not as popular as expected?
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  1. Had errors

  2. No level 2 cache

  3. Caused errors

  4. Caused Excess heat

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Correct Option: B

The windows registry consists of which two files?

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  1. autoexec.bat and config.sys

  2. user.dat and win.ini

  3. user.dat and system.dat

  4. win.reg and user.dat

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Correct Option: C

Unix is short for what?

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  1. UNIt eXchange

  2. UNIform eXchange

  3. UNIt X

  4. It is not an acronym

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Correct Option: D

Microsoft Windows XP is an upcoming operating system, what is XP short for?

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  1. Whistler

  2. eXtra Powerful

  3. eXPerienced

  4. It is not an acronym

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Correct Option: A

The partly lighted area of a shadow on the periphery of the totally shaded portion is called the _______
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  1. Umbra

  2. penumbra

  3. eclipse

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

A _______ beam is one whose rays remain the same distance apart.
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  1. convergent

  2. divergent

  3. parallel

  4. perpendicular

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Correct Option: C

Materials that allow light to pass but through which objects cannot be clearly seen are said to be _______

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  1. opaque

  2. transparent

  3. translucent

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C