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• ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• Purpose: Character encoding standard
• Range: 0–127
• Represents: Letters, numbers & punctuation
• Work began: May 1961
• Definitive version: Published in 1968

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• EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
• Developed by IBM.
• Used mainly on IBM mainframe computers.
• It is an 8-bit character encoding system.

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• OCW = OpenCourseWare
• Provides free educational course materials online.
• Often includes lectures, notes, assignments, and videos.
• Example: MIT OpenCourseWare.

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• OPCW stands for Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Formation: 29 April 1997
• Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands
• Membership: 193 member states
• Official languages:
• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

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• DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
• It is a network protocol that automatically assigns devices IP addresses and other network configuration settings.
• DHCP helps devices connect to a network without manually entering an IP address.

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• VCTL = Vocational Training Council Law
• Created by the Government of Punjab
• This Act may be called the Punjab Vocational. Training Council Act 1998
• Uses Zakat funds and private-sector partnerships to reduce poverty.

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• KANUPP stands for Karachi Nuclear Power Plant.
• It is located in Karachi, Sindh.
• It was Pakistan’s first nuclear power plant.
• The original K-1 was developed with Canadian assistance.
• It began commercial operation in 1972.
• K-2 and K-3 are newer units developed with Chinese cooperation.

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• BASIC stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
• BASIC is a family of high-level programming languages.
• It was created in 1964 by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz.
• It was developed at Dartmouth College.
• Its main purpose was to make computer programming easier and accessible to students.

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• JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
• JPEG is a common digital image compression and file format.
• The name comes from the organization that developed the standard.
• JPEG is widely used for photographs and web images.
• Its common file extensions are .jpg and .jpeg.

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• OGRA stands for Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority.
• It is the regulatory body responsible for overseeing the oil and gas sector in Pakistan.
• It was established in 2002.
• It to ensure a fair and transparent regulatory framework for the exploration, production, transportation, and distribution of oil and gas resources.

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