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  • Computer Virus

    Computer Virus

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    The greater threat to computer is a computer virus,a program that causes a computer system to behave in unexpected and undesirable ways.Some signs of a virus include inexplicable loss of free memory,unusually long times for program loading or execution,changes in file or program size,print routines that stop working ,computers”freezing up”‘strange beeps or messages,computer reboot in the middle…

  • Benefits of CAD

    Benefits of CAD

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    CAD has the following advantage over traditional method of design- (i) Computer aided design (CAD) is faster and more accurate results than conventional methods. (ii) Developing the design of component and associated drafting is a very easy task with CAD. (iii) Manipulation of various dimensions,attributes and distance of drawing elements,is very easy.This make CAD the most useful designing…

  • Portable room cooler

    Portable room cooler

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    A portable room cooler is an electrical appliance used for cooling and ventilating a room of medium size.It is more effective than ordinary electric fans because it performs the added function of blowing out air which circulates through filter pads that contain water.This further cools the air which is then blown outwards. The working action…

  • Technical description of a calculator

    Technical description of a calculator

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    Calculator Description A calculator is an electronic device used for performing mathematical calculations.A simple calculator works by depressing keys on a keyboard,whereby it is told to add,subtract,multiply,divide and clear the display.Complex calculators can perform many scientific calculations.It may be mechanical,electromechanical or electronic. The early forms of a calculator were the ‘abacus’ and then the ‘slide…

  • How to calculate GATE Score from 2013

    How to calculate GATE Score from 2013

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    From 2013, the GATE score will be computed by a new formula. (Click on the above formula to see it in a larger size). This formula is different from the one used earlier. After the declaration of the results, a GATE Scorecard will be issued to all the candidates of a paper whose marks are…

  • GATE 2013 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Organizing Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

    GATE 2013 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Organizing Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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    Entrance exam for the M.tech/ M.E. GATE 2013 have been scheduled by the commitee of the IIT institutions. IIT Bombay will organize the GATE exam 2013. The schedule and the criteria details for the exam will be given as below: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Organizing Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Dates of Examination…

  • IEEE Standards Association Introduces guide for microgrid deployment

    IEEE Standards Association Introduces guide for microgrid deployment

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    IEEE Standards Association,a globally recognized standards setting body under the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE),has launched the IEEE 1547.4TM guide for design,operation and integration of distributed resource (DR) island systems with electric power systems.The guide is the first in-depth resource providing alternative approaches and best practices for deployment of DR island systems or micro-grids in India. Micro-grids have complex infrastructures and the…

  • Power Supply Position

    Power Supply Position

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    In the month of May 2012,the country’s peak power demand was estimated at 84.162 MU,but actual availability was only 77,888 MU,reflecting a shortfall of 6,274 MU or 7.5 percent. Earlier,in the month of April 2012 the country’s peak power demand was estimated at 78,947 MU,but actual availability was only 74,793 MU,reflecting a shortfall of 72,447…

  • This Time Last Year

    This Time Last Year

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    India’s coal production during the first three months(April-June) of 2011-12 stood at 118.91 mt,lower than the target of 124.91 mt ,but almost flat as compared to 118.73 mt produced in the corresponding period of 2010-11,according to information available from the Coal Ministry. During the first quarter of 2011-12,Coal India Ltd(CIL) subsidiaries had produced 96.31 mt,singareni…

  • Long Wall Mining

    Long Wall Mining

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    Long wall mining is the most productive technology in the world,where one shearer is deployed in one mine for producing coal up to 1 million-3million tons per annum from a single face.The advantage of the system is that it has very low manpower requirement.It can work in very high gradient working and has the lowest…