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  • The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for...?


  • Options
  • A. Video Home System
  • B. Very high speed
  • C. Video horizontal standard
  • D. Voltage house standard

  • Correct Answer
  • Video Home System 

    Explanation
    JVC (Japan Victor Corporation) and Matsushita (Panasonic) developed the VHS format to compete with Sony which developed the Beta format as the first home video cassette recorder. VHS originally stood for Vertical Helical Scan, but now means Video Home System.

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    • 1. The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of

    • Options
    • A. 5500?C
    • B. 4000?C
    • C. 2000?C
    • D. 1000?C
      • Discuss
    • 2. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____

    • Options
    • A. Romania, Bulgaria
    • B. Norway, Sweden
    • C. Hungary, Romania
    • D. France, Spain
      • Discuss
    • 3. What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity s?

    • Options
    • A. R = s2
    • B. R = s
    • C. R > s
    • D. R = 1/s
      • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

    • Options
    • A. Graphite
    • B. Silica
    • C. Iron Oxide
    • D. Diamond
      • Discuss
    • 5. Fenway Park is the home field of what Major League Baseball team?

    • Options
    • A. New York Yankees
    • B. Chicago White Sox
    • C. Montreal Expos
    • D. Boston Red Sox
      • Discuss
    • 6. The religion of Afghanistan is

    • Options
    • A. Islam
    • B. Buddhism
    • C. Hinduism
    • D. Christianity
      • Discuss
    • 7. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?

    • Options
    • A. P.T.Usha
    • B. Karnam Malleshwari
    • C. Kunjarani Devi
    • D. Bachendri Pal
      • Discuss
    • 8. Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?

    • Options
    • A. Bismarck
    • B. Eisenhower
    • C. Gen. Rommel
    • D. Walter Scott
      • Discuss
    • 9. The letters, "DOS" stand for...

    • Options
    • A. Data Out System
    • B. Disk Out System
    • C. Disk Operating System
    • D. Data Operating System
      • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

    • Options
    • A. Nepal
    • B. Bangladesh
    • C. Afghanistan
    • D. Myanmar
      • Discuss

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