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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Personalized Google Page where you can add news, photos, weather and stuff from across the web to your page. Name it.

  1. IGoogli

  2. Google I

  3. IGoogle

  4. IGoogil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

iGoogle was Google's personalized homepage service (2005-2013) that allowed users to customize their start page with widgets, news feeds, weather, and other content. The name 'iGoogle' followed the naming convention of Apple's 'i' products, denoting a personalized, individualized experience.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

find the full form of MPEG?

  1. modular picture entertainment group

  2. motion picture experts group

  3. moving picture experts group

  4. motivation picture experts group
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, which is a family of standards used for compressing audio and video data. The key words are "Moving" and "Experts" - not "modular" or "motivation". MPEG formats are commonly used for digital video and audio.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

find the full form of AVI?

  1. audio video interleave

  2. automated video interleave

  3. audio video interface

  4. automated video interface
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave, a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft. The key elements are "Audio" and "Video" - both words appear correctly, and "interleave" means they're mixed together. It's not "automated" or an "interface".

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Find the full form of RAR?

  1. Roshal RAR

  2. Roshal ARchive

  3. Raw ARchieve

  4. Rotational Acquired Response
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RAR stands for Roshal ARchive, named after its developer Eugene Roshal. It's a proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery, and file spanning. The correct spelling is "Roshal" not "Raw" or "Rotational".

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Find the full form of PDF?

  1. Portable Document Format

  2. Portable Data Function

  3. Portable Data Format

  4. Portable Digital Format
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

PDF stands for Portable Document Format, a file format developed by Adobe for presenting documents independently of application software, hardware, and operating systems. The key words are "Portable" and "Document" - not "Data" or "Digital". PDFs preserve formatting and are widely used for sharing documents.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Find the full form of WAV?

  1. Waveform audio format

  2. Wave audio format

  3. Waveform video format

  4. Wave video format
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

WAV (or WAVE) stands for Waveform Audio Format, a standard audio file format for storing uncompressed audio on PCs. The key word is "Waveform" which describes the shape of sound waves, and it's an "audio" format not video. WAV files are high quality but large in size.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Find the full form of VCD?

  1. versatileCompact Disc

  2. Video Compact Disc

  3. Videographic Compact Disc

  4. Video Compressed Disc
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

VCD stands for Video Compact Disc, a standard digital format for storing video on compact discs. The key words are "Video" and "Compact Disc" - it's not "versatile" or "videographic" or "compressed". VCDs were popular in the 1990s and early 2000s before DVDs became widespread.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Find the full form of DVD?

  1. Digital Versatile Compressed Disc

  2. Digitalvideo Versatile Disc

  3. Data Versatile Disc

  4. Digital Versatile Disc
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc. It's a digital optical disc storage format developed to replace CDs, capable of storing video, audio, and computer data. The 'Versatile' reflects its multiple applications beyond just digital video.