FIA Assistant Paper 14-12-2021

A laser printer is a non-impact printer because it uses a laser beam to produce an image on a drum that is then transferred to paper, unlike impact printers which physically strike an ink ribbon to print.

LDA stands for Lahore Development Authority, which is responsible for urban planning and development in Lahore, Pakistan. The other options are incorrect or less relevant in this context.

EDVAC stands for Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer, which was one of the earliest electronic computers designed to store programs in memory.

Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17 million square kilometers, which is significantly larger than China, India, or any other country.

DOS stands for Disk Operating System, which is the correct full form of the acronym DOS. It refers to an operating system that runs from a disk drive.

To find the sales tax, multiply the item cost by the tax rate: $2000 × 3% = $2000 × 0.03 = $60. Therefore, the correct tax amount is $60, which corresponds to option B.

SCO stands for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which is a political, economic, and security alliance in Eurasia. This is the correct and widely accepted full form of SCO.

Seismic waves generally increase in velocity when they enter the Earth's mantle due to the higher density and rigidity of mantle materials compared to the crust. This causes the waves to travel faster through the mantle.

The lungs are located in the thoracic cavity, which is the part of the body cavity enclosed by the ribs and diaphragm. The other options are incorrect or misspelled.

The BIOS is typically stored in an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), which allows it to be updated or rewritten. Flash memory is a type of EEPROM, but the more precise and commonly accepted term for BIOS storage is EEPROM.