What is a hydrological drought short note?
Drought is a climatic anomaly, characterized by deficit supply of moisture. Droughts can be classified on the following basis. a.
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Measurement of Snowfall
Snowfall is a form of precipitation, which is accumulated over a surface and after some time when it gets melted,
Read MoreTypes of Cyclones
Various types cyclones are as follows: 1. Tropical Cyclone: A tropical cycle in India is called cyclone. In it, isobars
Read MoreWhat are the major components of the hydrologic cycle?
Various components of hydrologic cycle are as follows: 1. Evaporation: When the water come into contact with heat radiation, it
Read MoreI/O System
Objectives of I/O system: Take an application I/O request and send it to the physical device. Take whatever response comes
Read MoreWhat is Page Fault?
Each page table entry has a valid bit, it indicates whether the corresponding page is currently in memory. If the
Read MoreWhat is paging?
Paging is static memory allocation technique that permits the physical address space of a process to be non contiguous. The
Read MoreWhat is Logical (virtual) vs Physical Address Space?
The concept of a logical address space that is bound to a separate physical address space is central to proper
Read MoreWhat is Deadlock?
A deadlock is a deadlock condition in a system where a process cannot proceed because it needs to obtain a
Read MoreWhat is CPU Scheduling and its types?
CPU scheduler schedules a process which is loaded in memory (Ready state) to run in CPU. Types of Scheduling Algorithm
Read MoreWhat is Thread?
A thread is a light weight process. Here light weight means the instructions and context (attributes) will be lesser than
Read MoreWhat is System Call?
System call provides the services of operating system to the user programs via Application Program Interface (API). It provides an
Read MoreDual Mode Operation in Operating System
A processor can support two modes of execution: Kernel / Protected / Supervisor / System/Monitor / Privileged mode. User mode
Read MoreWhat is Operating System (OS) ?
It is a program that acts as an interface between a user (applications) and the computer hardware. TYPES OF OPERATING
Read MoreWhat is Gas Turbine Power Plant?
The gas turbine obtained its power by utilizing the energy of burnt gases and gases which are at high temperature
Read MoreWhat are the characteristics of a Fan Curve?
Fan characteristics can be represented in form of fan curve(s). The fan curve is a performance curve for the particular
Read MoreWhat is Axial Flow Compressor?
The axial flow compressors are used in the gas turbine power plant and especially in aircraft applications. Disc type rotor
Read MoreWhat is Rotary Compressors and Its Types?
Rotary compressors are used to supply continuous pulsation free compressed air. They have rotors and casing in place of piston
Read MoreActual P-V Diagram for Single-Stage Compressor
Theoretical p-V diagram – (1-2-3-4) Theoretical inlet valve should open at point ‘4’ but in practice it is not opening
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