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General Knowledge Articles
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How to turn mobile into a universal remote control?
In this digital world, life has become very easy. Gone are the days to reach out to your TV remote to change the channel. Turn your mobile into a Universal remote control using some very accessible and simple apps and enjoy operating your smart TV, home theatre systems and streaming boxes without putting down your mobile.There are a number of apps that you can download directly to your smartphone or Android devices with IR blasters. The Android phones with these IR blasters can enable the mobile to communicate with any device that takes the command via infrared light beams. There ...
Read MoreHow did Google get its name?
The Google story began in 1995 when their founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were in Stanford University. They were always interested to build a search engine “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”In their own words how Google got its name ...Working from their dorm rooms, they built a search engine that used links to determine the importance of individual pages on the World Wide Web. They called this search engine Backrub. Soon after, Backrub was renamed Google. The name was a play on the mathematical expression for the number 1 followed by 100 ...
Read MoreWhere do waste goes from the ships or boats?
Cruise ships are sometimes carrying 10, 000 and more people on board which amounts to the population of a small town. When they are set for a sail it will be usually 10 days to one month for a commercial ship to touch the land. Meanwhile, they have to take care of food, washing of clothes and disposing of human excreta for that period.Not just human waste, there can be leftover food, bottles, cans, cardboard and everything which has to be handled on the land, has to be handled on the ship too.Where does the waste go from the ships? ...
Read MoreWhy are there bumps on the F and J keys on a Keyboard?
Did you notice small bumps on the F and J keys on a computer keyboard?? Wonder why they are a part of keyboard design.Actually, the small bumps or ridges found on the F and J keys on a computer keyboard are to help the users to correctly position their left and right hands without having to look at the keyboard. The middle row is called the home row key position. Once you place your left and right index fingers on the F and J keys, accessing the remaining keyboard becomes easy.
Read MoreAssume, today is your last day on this earth. How would you like to spend it?
As someone once said, "live each day as if it was your last", the last day on the earth for me would be something that will be sum up my life. Every individual would have their own approach to spend the last day, and so, for me, it would be -Firstly, I would start my day by waking up early so that I have more time to spend.I would go for a walk, get some fresh air and appreciate nature and the greenery that I would not be able to see anymore.Spending a lot of time with my family. It ...
Read MoreIs a book printing press different from a magazine printing press?
The short answer to this question is - no. Book printing press is not different from a magazine printing press; both books as well as magazines can be and are being printed on the same machine and these can be either sheet-fed offset or web offset printing machines. The choice of machine depends entirely on the printer who will consider the cost-benefit ratio of using a particular machine. In case of a short run job with minimum order quantity, conventional wisdom might suggest that the printer will use a sheet-fed machine to do the printing and for a long run ...
Read MoreWhy does a wicketkeeper change his position after every over in cricket?
The wicketkeeper changes his position after every over because the bowling and the batting ends are switched after every six balls. The act of switching the ends is done to keep the game fair. In addition, it also aims to minimize any advantage that players might get due to the following extraneous factors:Ground Dimensions-Certain boundaries of ground may be shorter or longer than the rest.Wind Direction-Wind blowing even in a slightly intense pace can help both; the batsman as well as the bowler.The Condition of the Pitch − Usually an innings of an ODI match consists of 50 overs, T20-20 ...
Read MoreWhat would happen if there were no Moon?
We cannot imagine our night sky without the bright moon. It adds the whole lot of beauty to the nights and has been the main subject for romantic poets for ages.Coming to the science, without the Moon, Earth will not have the steady tilt and scientists say that life on earth might not have evolved the way it is now. Here are the top five things that would happen without a moon.Nights will be much darker. The way the Moon lights up the night sky, cannot be done by all the stars put together.We know that days and nights are ...
Read MoreWhy are South Africans called ‘Protease’?
Not all South Africans are called Proteas; it's just their national cricket team which is called by that alternate name. Protea is the name of a flower that has pink and yellow petals and it is the national flower of South Africa. It's a tradition in certain cricket playing countries to be called by names of some of their national symbols.Take the case of the South African rugby team - they are called Springboks after the spectacular antelope from the wilderness of this country, which is among the fastest land animals on earth and is known to leap up to ...
Read MoreWhich is better, Senior position in a start-up company or a middle management position in a well-established company and why?
Work experience in a particular field and mostly specializing in a particular wing is considered to be an asset today considering the fact that field level experience develops a major quantum of skill in a person as against mere degrees or educational qualifications. After reaching a certain point in your career and gaining sufficient work experience, an employee has a desire to switch their job profiles due to better prospects.At times like these experienced people are often in dilemma on the work profile of the company i.e. whether to take a senior position in a start-up or mid-position in a ...
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