COMPURT FUNDAMENTAL---1 1. A __ is a microprocessor-based computing device.

(a) personal computer (b) mainframe (c) workstation (d) server (e) None of these 2. RAM can be thought of as the __ for the computer's processor. (a) factory (b) operating room (c) waiting room (d) planning room (e) None of these 3. One thousand bytes is a __ (a) kilobyte (b) megabyte (c) gigabyte (d) terabyte (e) None of these 4. What is the term for how words will appear on a page? (a) text formatting (b) Character formatting (c) Point size (d) Typeface (e) None of these 5. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as (a) pulling (b) pushing (c) downloading (d) transferring (e) None of these 6. When sending an e-rnail. the ........ line describes the contents of the message. (a) subject (b) to (c) contents (d) cc (e) None of these 7. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called alan (a) Search engine (b) Internet Service Provider (ISP) (c) Multimedia application (d) Browser (e) None of these 8. A CD-RW disk (a) has a faster access than an internal disk (b) is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once (c) holds less data than a floppy disk

(d) can be erased and rewritten (e) None of these 9. The" first page of a Web site is called the (a) Home page (b) Index (c) Java Script (d) Bookmark (e) None of these 10. A contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. (a) menu bar (b) toolbar (c) window (d) action bar (e) None of these 11. Ctrl, shift and alt are called __ keys. (a) adjustment (b)2) function (c) modifier (d) alphanumeric (e) None of these 12. Which ofthe following menu types is also called a drop-down menu? (a) fly-but (b) cascading (c) pop-up (d) pull-down (e) None of these 13. Data (information) is stored in computer as (a) files (b) directories (c) floppies (d) matter (e) None of these 15. Memory unit is one part of __ . (a) Control unit (b) Central Processing Unit (c) Input device (d) Output device (e) None of these 16. An example of a telecommunications device is a (a) keyboard (b) mouse (c) printer (d) modem (e) None of these

17. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment? (a) Keyboard (b) Mouse (c) Joystick (d) Trackball (e) None of these 18. Which of the following is not an.output device? (a) Plotter (b) Printer (c) Monitor (d) Touch Screen (e) None of these 19. Every component of your computer is either (a) software or CPUIRAM (b) input devices or output devices (c) application software or, system software (d) hardware or software (e) None of these 20. What is an E-mail attachment? (a) A receipt sent by the recipient (b) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message (c) A malicious parasite that feeds off your messages and destroys the contents (d) A list of CC or BCC recipients (e) None of these Answers: 1.(a) 2.(c) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(c) 6.(a) 7.(d) 8.(d) 9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(b) 12.(c) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(d) 16.(b) 17 .(d) 18.(d) 19.(b) 20.(c) Yule - 2 1234567

(d) Virtual Memory (e) BIOS 4. The word FIP stands for (a) File Translate Protocol (b) File Transit Protocol (c) File Typing Protocol (d) File Transfer Protocol (e) None of these 5. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device? (a) Through a power cable (b) From an external power supply (c) Directly from the computer's power supply (d) Through the USB cable (e) None of these 6. .are used to identify a user who returns to a Website. (a) Cookies (b) Plug-ins (c) Scripts (d) ASPs (e) None of these 7. A proxy server is used for the which of the following? (a) To provide security against unauthorized users (b) To process client requests for web pages (c) To process client requests for database access (d) To provide TCP/IP (e) None of these 8. In the the portion lebelled http is the (a) host (b) domain name (c) protocol (d) top-level domain (e) None of these 9.The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen (a) resolution (b) colour depth (c) refresh rate (d) viewing size (e) None of these 10. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are example of (a) application software (b) system software (c) operating system software (d) platform software (e) None of these

1. What is correcting errors in a program called? (a) Interpreting (b) Translating (c) Debugging (d) Compiling (e) None of these 2. What is the main folder on a storage device called? (a) Platform (b) Interface (c) Root directory (d) Device driver (e) None of these 3. 'DOS' floppy disk does not have (a) A Boot Record (b) A File Allocation Table (c) A Root Directory

11. UNIVAC is a. Universal Automatic Computer b. Universal Array Computer c. Unique Automatic Computer d. Unvalued Automatic Computer 12. CD-ROM stands for a. Compactable Read Only Memory b. Compact Data Read Only Memory c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory e. None of these 13. ALU is a. Arithmetic Logic Unit b. Array Logic Unit c. Application Logic Unit d. None of above e. 14. VGA is a. Video Graphics Array b. Visual Graphics Array c. Volatile Graphics Array d. Video Graphics Adapter e. None of these 15. IBM 1401 is a. First Generation Computer b. Second Generation Computer c. Third Generation Computer d. Fourth Generation Computer e. None of these 16. MSI stands for a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits b. Medium System Integrated Circuits c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit (e) None of these 17. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is a. 1.40 MB b. 1.44 GB c. 1.40 GB d. 1.44 MB (e) None of these 18. The first computer introduced in Nepal was a. IBM 1400 b. IBM 1401 c. IBM 1402 d. IBM1402 (e) None of these 19. WAN stands for a. Wap Area Network b. Wide Area Network c. Wide Array Net d. Wireless Area Network (e) None of these

20. MICR stands for a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader d. None Answers: 1.(c) 2.(d) 3.(a) 4.(d) 5.(a) 6.(a) 7.(c) 8.(a) 9.(a) 10.(a) 11.(a) 12.(d) 13.(a) 14.(a) 15(b) 16.(a) 17.(d) 18.(b) 19.(b) 20.(a) Yule - 3 1234567

1. EBCDIC stands for a. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code b. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code c. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code d. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code (e) None of these 2. BCD is a. Binary Coded Decimal b. Bit Coded Decimal c. Binary Coded Digit d. Bit Coded Digit (e) None of these 3. ASCII stands for a. American Stable Code for International Interchange b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information (e) None of these 4. Which of the following is first generation of computer a. EDSAC b. IBM-1401 c. CDC-1604 d. ICL-2900 (e) None of these 5. Chief component of first generation computer was a. Transistors b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves c. Integrated Circuits d. None of above e.

6. FORTRAN is a. File Translation b. Format Translation c. Formula Translation d. Floppy Translation (e) None of these 7. EEPROM stand for a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory d. None of the above e. 8. Second Generation computers were developed during a. 1949 to 1955 b. 1956 to 1965 c. 1965 to 1970 d. 1970 to 1990 (e) None of these 9. The computer size was very large in a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation (e) None of these 10. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation (e) None of these 11. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text? a. OCR b. OMR c. MICR d. All of above (e) None of these 12. The output quality of a printer is measured by a. Dot per inch b. Dot per sq. inch c. Dots printed per unit time d. All of above (e) None of these 13. In analog computer a. Input is first converted to digital form b. Input is never converted to digital form c. Output is displayed in digital form d. All of above (e) None of these

14. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed a. Parallel only b. Sequentially only c. Both sequentially and parallel d. All of above (e) None of these 15. Who designed the first electronics computer ENIAC? a. Van-Neumann b. Joseph M. Jacquard c. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly d. All of above (e) None of these 16. Who invented the high level language c? a. Dennis M. Ritchie b. Niklaus Writh c. Seymour Papert d. Donald Kunth (e) None of these 17. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to a. Console-operator b. Programmer c. Peopleware d. System Analyst (e) None of these 18. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands? a. 1978 b. 1984 c. 1990 d. 1991 (e) None of these 19. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens? a. Monitor b. Hardware c. Robot d. Computer (e) None of these 20. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it? a. Leech b. Squid c. Slug d. Glitch (e) None of these

Answers: 1.(a) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(a) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(b) 9.(a) 10.(d) 11.(a) 12.(b) 13.(b) 14.(c) 15.(c) 16.(a) 17.(c) 18.(d) 19.(d) 20.(d) Yule - 4 1. One millisecond is a. 1 second b. 10th of a seconds c. 1000th of a seconds d. 10000th of a seconds e. None of these Correct Answer: c 2. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is a. CPU b. Memory c. Mass storage d. Secondary storage e. None of these Correct Answer: c 3. One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is a. DTE b. DASD c. DDE d. DDE e. None of these Correct Answer: b 4. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate? a. Disk b. CPU c. Printer d. ALU e. None of these Correct Answer: a 5. Properly arranged data is called a. Field b. Words c. Information d. File e. None of these Correct Answer: c 6. Another word for a daisy wheel printer a. Petal printer b. Golf ball printer c. Laser printer d. Line printer e. None of these Correct Answer: b 1234567

7. A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration is a. Multiprogramming b. Modulation c. Multiprocessing d. Micro program sequence e. None of these Correct Answer: a 8. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is a. Keyboard b. Terminal c. Printer d. Plotter e. None of these Correct Answer: b 9. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the m9crocomputer is known as a. Path b. Address bus c. Route d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 10. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is a. Cylinder b. Surface c. Track d. Cluster e. None of these Correct Answer: d 11. Number crunch8ier is the informal name for a. Mini computer b. Super computer c. Microcomputer d. Mainframe computer e. None of these Correct Answer: b 12. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as a. Pulse code modulation b. Pulse stretcher c. Query processing d. Queue management e. None of these Correct Answer: a

13. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called a. Software b. Human ware c. Firmware d. Hardware e. None of these Correct Answer: b 14. The brain of any computer system is a. ALU b. Memory c. CPU d. Control unit e. None of these Correct Answer: c 15. Each model of a computer has a unique a. Assembly of a computer b. Machine language c. High level language d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 16. Computer professionals working in a computer center are` a. Software b. Firmware c. Hardware d. Humanware e. None of these Correct Answer: d 17. Which of the it5ems below are considered removable storage media? a. Removable hard disk cartridges b. (Magneto-optical) disk c. Flexible disks cartridges d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d 18. Which term is used to describe RAM? a. Dynamic RAM (DRAM) b. Static RAM (SRAM) c. Video RAM (VRAM) d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d 19. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component? a. Resolution b. Color depth c. Refresh rate d. All of the alcove e. None of these Correct Answer: d 20. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

a. 1024 KB b. 760 KB c. 640 KB d. 560 KB e. None of these Correct Answer: c Yule - 5 1234567

1. Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is a. Stationary b. Difficult to move c. Dragged d. Moved in small stems e. None of these Correct Answer: a 2. Which one of the following input device is user-programmable? a. Dumb terminal b. Smart terminal c. VDT d. Intelligent terminal e. None of these Correct Answer: d 3. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU? a. Mass memory b. Internal memory c. Non-volatile memory d. PROM e. None of these Correct Answer: b 4. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called a. Mnemonics b. Symbolic code c. Gray codes d. Opcode e. None of these Correct Answer: b 5. computer operators a. writes computer programs for specific problems b. operate the device which input and output data from the computer c. normally require a college degree in computer science d. all of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 6. A computer programmer a. Dies all the thinking for a compute b. Can enter input data quickly

c. Can operate all types of computer equipment d. Can draw only flowchart e. None of these Correct Answer: a 7. CD-ROM a. Is a `semiconductor memory b. Memory register c. Magnetic memory d. None of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d 8. Which of the following is not a primary storage device? a. Magnetic tape b. Magnetic disk c. Optical disk d. None of the above e. All of above Correct Answer: d 9. A name or number used to identify a storage location is called a. A byte b. A record c. An address d. All of above e. None of these Correct Answer: c 10. Which of the following is a secondary memory device? a. Keyboard b. Disk c. ALU d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 11. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is . and storage is a. Temporary, permanent b. Permanent, temporary c. Slow, fast d. All of above e. None of these Correct Answer: a 12. A floppy disk contains a. Circular tracks only b. Sectors only c. Both circular tracks and sectors d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: c 13. The octal equivalence of 111010 is a. 81 b. 72 c. 71 d. None of above

e. All of the above Correct Answer: b 14. The first electronic computer in the world was a. UNIVAC b. EDVAC c. ENIAC d. All of above e. None of these Correct Answer: c 15. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called a. ASCII b. EBCDIC c. BCD d. All of above e. None of these Correct Answer: a 16. Which was the computer conceived by Babbage? a. Analytical engine b. Arithmetic machine c. Donald Knuth d. All of above e. None of these Correct Answer: a 17. Offline device is a. A device which is not connected to CPU b. A device which is connected to CPU c. A direct access storage device d. An I/O device e. None of these Correct Answer: a 18. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC? a. Memory address register b. Memory data register c. Instruction registers d. Program counter e. None of these Correct Answer: c

19. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located? a. Memory address register b. Memory data register c. Instruction register d. Program counter e. None of these Correct Answer: d

20. Microprocessors can be used to make a. Computer b. Digital systems c. Calculators d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d

b. recording c. merging d. summarizing e. None of these Correct Answer: d 7. which chips using special external equipment can reprogram a. ROM b. PROM c. SAM d. RAM e. None of these Correct Answer: b 8. A storage device whe3re the access time is depended upon the location of the data is a. Random access b. Serial access c. Sequential access d. Transaction access e. None of these Correct Answer: b 9. Which number system is commonly used as a shortcut notation for groups of four binary digits? a. Binary b. Decimal c. Octal d. Hexadecimal e. None of these Correct Answer: d 10. Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a computers CPU or a. ALU b. Memory c. Buffer d. Register e. None of these Correct Answer: b 11. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices? a. Floppy / hard disks b. CD-ROMs c. Tape devices d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d 12. The Width of a processors data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths? a. 8 bits b. 12 bits c. 16 bits d. 32 bits e. None of these Correct Answer: a

1. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing? a. Mouse b. Magnetic disk c. Visual display terminal d. Card punch e. None of these Correct Answer: a 2. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor is a. Kips b. PC c. Mainframe d. Intelligent terminals e. None of these Correct Answer: d 3. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical space is a. Word length b. Byte c. Data density d. Field e. None of these Correct Answer: c 4. the storage capacity of a disk system epends on the bits per inch of track and the tracks per inch of a. Cylinder b. Hum c. Cluster d. Surface e. None of these Correct Answer: d 5. The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as a. Acoustic couples b. Access arm c. Cluster d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 6. condensing output data to exhibit specific information is a. calculating

13. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer? a. RAM b. ROM c. ERAM d. RW / RAM e. None of these Correct Answer: b 14. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)? a. Extended b. Expanded c. Base d. Conventional e. None of these Correct Answer: b 15. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be. a. Formatted b. Reformatted c. Addressed d. None of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: a 16. What type of device is computer keyboard? a. Memory b. Output c. Storage d. Input e. None of these Correct Answer: d 17. The original ASCII code usedbits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 e. None of these Correct Answer: c 18. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? a. Motorola b. IBM c. Intel d. AMD e. None of these Correct Answer: c 19. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time? a. Light pen b. Mouse

c. Digitizer d. Terminal e. None of these Correct Answer: d 20. A hard copy would be prepared on a a. Line printer b. Dot matrix Printer c. Typewriter terminal d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d Yule - 6 1. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing? a. Mouse b. Magnetic disk c. Visual display terminal d. Card punch e. None of these Correct Answer: a 2. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor is a. Kips b. PC c. Mainframe d. Intelligent terminals e. None of these Correct Answer: d 3. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical space is a. Word length b. Byte c. Data density d. Field e. None of these Correct Answer: c 4. the storage capacity of a disk system epends on the bits per inch of track and the tracks per inch of a. Cylinder b. Hum c. Cluster d. Surface e. None of these Correct Answer: d

5. The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as a. Acoustic couples b. Access arm c. Cluster d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 6. condensing output data to exhibit specific information is a. calculating b. recording c. merging d. summarizing e. None of these Correct Answer: d 7. which chips using special external equipment can reprogram a. ROM b. PROM c. SAM d. RAM e. None of these Correct Answer: b 8. A storage device whe3re the access time is depended upon the location of the data is a. Random access b. Serial access c. Sequential access d. Transaction access e. None of these Correct Answer: b 9. Which number system is commonly used as a shortcut notation for groups of four binary digits? a. Binary b. Decimal c. Octal d. Hexadecimal e. None of these Correct Answer: d 10. Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a computers CPU or a. ALU b. Memory c. Buffer d. Register e. None of these Correct Answer: b 11. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices? a. Floppy / hard disks b. CD-ROMs c. Tape devices d. All of the above

e. None of these Correct Answer: d 12. The Width of a processors data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths? a. 8 bits b. 12 bits c. 16 bits d. 32 bits e. None of these Correct Answer: a 13. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer? a. RAM b. ROM c. ERAM d. RW / RAM e. None of these Correct Answer: b 14. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)? a. Extended b. Expanded c. Base d. Conventional e. None of these Correct Answer: b 15. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be. a. Formatted b. Reformatted c. Addressed d. None of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: a 16. What type of device is computer keyboard? a. Memory b. Output c. Storage d. Input e. None of these Correct Answer: d 17. The original ASCII code usedbits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 e. None of these Correct Answer: c

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18. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? a. Motorola b. IBM c. Intel d. AMD e. None of these Correct Answer: c 19. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time? a. Light pen b. Mouse c. Digitizer d. Terminal e. None of these Correct Answer: d 20. A hard copy would be prepared on a a. Line printer b. Dot matrix Printer c. Typewriter terminal d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d

d. UNIVAC e. None of these Correct Answer: c 5. The word length of a computer is measured in a. Bytes b. Millimeters c. Meters d. Bits e. None of these Correct Answer: d 6. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several a. Personal computers b. Workstations c. Dumb terminals d. Mainframes e. None of these Correct Answer: c 7. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer? a. Grater than b. Less than c. Equal to d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: d 8. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? a. Disk unit b. Control unit c. ALU d. Modem e. None of these Correct Answer: c 9. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports? a. Data b. Bytes c. Graphics d. Pictures e. None of these Correct Answer: a 10. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? a. Minicomputers b. Microcomputers c. Mainframe computers d. Super computer e. None of these Correct Answer: c

Yule - 7 1. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM. a. 4 KB b. 16 K c. 64 K d. 256 K e. None of these Correct Answer: d 2. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs a. Dot matrix printer b. Digital plotter c. Line printer d. All of the above e. None of these Correct Answer: b 3. Symbolic logic was discovered by a. George Boole b. Herman Hollerith c. Van Neumann d. Basic Pascal e. None of these Correct Answer: a 4. What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their Hbomb project? a. ENIAC b. EDSAC c. MANIAC

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11. How many address lines are needed to address each memory location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? a. 10 b. 11 c. 8 d. 12 e. None of these Correct Answer: b 12. Which American Computer Company is called big blue? a. Microsoft b. Compaq Corp c. IBM d. Tandy Sevenson e. None of these Correct Answer: c 13. When did IBM introduced the 80286 based PC/AT? a. 1982 b. 1984 c. 1985 d. 1989 e. None of these Correct Answer: b 14. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Motley and Accrete called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many number s could it store in its internal memory? a. 100 b. 20 c. 40 d. 80 e. None of these Correct Answer: b 15. The digital computer was developed primarily in a. USSR b. Japan c. USA d. UK e. None of these Correct Answer: c 16. The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of a. Genetics b. Control and communications c. Molecular biology d. Biochemistry e. None of these Correct Answer: b 17. who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns of a weaving machine? a. Pascal

b. Hollerith c. Babbage d. Jacquard e. None of these Correct Answer: d 18. Most of the inexpensive personal computer does not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes? a. Home computers b. Diskless computers c. Dedicated computer d. General computer e. None of these Correct Answer: a 19. Which of the following required large computer memory? a. Imaging b. Graphics c. Voice d. All of above e. None of these Correct Answer: d 20. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is: a. EFTS b. MPG c. MIPS d. CFPS e. None of these Correct Answer: c

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