GMAC NMAT Exam Practice Questions (P. 2)

Directions: Choose the word or pair of words that shows a similar relationship to the given pair. rheumatologist : joints :: ____ : ____

Directions: In the given question, the sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be grammatically correct. Mark (E) for no error.
The most well-known sonatas of the classical and romantic periods use one instrument, most often the piano; duo sonatas such as the Kreuzer — which uses two instruments, perhaps a violin along with the piano — are relatively few in number.

Passage -
Cloud computing is fast emerging as the new solution to all your storage and computing needs. It is becoming more and more appealing because of its scalability and efficient usage of resources. Each time new technological advances have been made in the past, organisations have taken advantage of them, and the transition to cloud computing has followed this pattern in turn.
Until the advent of cloud computing, organisations used their own resources to store and deploy content. There were limitations to this method though because eventually, the resources would get exhausted and the company would have to invest in additional storage solutions. Alternatively they would have to delete or archive old content to make way for new. Either way, this was not the best solution because it required time and money to implement these methods.
Cloud computing is an attractive alternative to storage on internal resources because it can be scaled dynamically and also because it makes efficient use of available resources. Organisations now not only store their data on the cloud, but store software applications too. Users connect to the c oud and use it and applications freely.
In cloud computing resources can either be externally owned, examples of which are public storage facilities provided by Google and Amazon or internally owned known as ‘private clouds’. Public clouds provide access to external users and charge them on a pay-as-you-use basis.
There are several advantages to storing data and software on the cloud. The first and primary advantage is reduction in cost. On the cloud, you have the option of using only as much data storage as you need. This means that you do not need to invest in extra resources if it would be unnecessary to do so.
On the cloud you can also get instant software updates because the changes need to be made on the software that is being hosted on the cloud. Consequently, users do not need to make any changes to their own computers. This saves a lot of time that would normally be taken up in downloads and uploads.
Finally, a very important advantage is data security. As the cloud is used exclusively for data and software storage data security always remains of paramount concern. In addition, there are backups stored in various locations and this ensures that your data is never compromised either by hackers or through other means.
Which of the following statements does not support the conclusion in the passage?

Passage -
Cloud computing is fast emerging as the new solution to all your storage and computing needs. It is becoming more and more appealing because of its scalability and efficient usage of resources. Each time new technological advances have been made in the past, organisations have taken advantage of them, and the transition to cloud computing has followed this pattern in turn.
Until the advent of cloud computing, organisations used their own resources to store and deploy content. There were limitations to this method though because eventually, the resources would get exhausted and the company would have to invest in additional storage solutions. Alternatively they would have to delete or archive old content to make way for new. Either way, this was not the best solution because it required time and money to implement these methods.
Cloud computing is an attractive alternative to storage on internal resources because it can be scaled dynamically and also because it makes efficient use of available resources. Organisations now not only store their data on the cloud, but store software applications too. Users connect to the c oud and use it and applications freely.
In cloud computing resources can either be externally owned, examples of which are public storage facilities provided by Google and Amazon or internally owned known as ‘private clouds’. Public clouds provide access to external users and charge them on a pay-as-you-use basis.
There are several advantages to storing data and software on the cloud. The first and primary advantage is reduction in cost. On the cloud, you have the option of using only as much data storage as you need. This means that you do not need to invest in extra resources if it would be unnecessary to do so.
On the cloud you can also get instant software updates because the changes need to be made on the software that is being hosted on the cloud. Consequently, users do not need to make any changes to their own computers. This saves a lot of time that would normally be taken up in downloads and uploads.
Finally, a very important advantage is data security. As the cloud is used exclusively for data and software storage data security always remains of paramount concern. In addition, there are backups stored in various locations and this ensures that your data is never compromised either by hackers or through other means.
Which of the following statements best supports the author's claims?

Passage -
Cloud computing is fast emerging as the new solution to all your storage and computing needs. It is becoming more and more appealing because of its scalability and efficient usage of resources. Each time new technological advances have been made in the past, organisations have taken advantage of them, and the transition to cloud computing has followed this pattern in turn.
Until the advent of cloud computing, organisations used their own resources to store and deploy content. There were limitations to this method though because eventually, the resources would get exhausted and the company would have to invest in additional storage solutions. Alternatively they would have to delete or archive old content to make way for new. Either way, this was not the best solution because it required time and money to implement these methods.
Cloud computing is an attractive alternative to storage on internal resources because it can be scaled dynamically and also because it makes efficient use of available resources. Organisations now not only store their data on the cloud, but store software applications too. Users connect to the c oud and use it and applications freely.
In cloud computing resources can either be externally owned, examples of which are public storage facilities provided by Google and Amazon or internally owned known as ‘private clouds’. Public clouds provide access to external users and charge them on a pay-as-you-use basis.
There are several advantages to storing data and software on the cloud. The first and primary advantage is reduction in cost. On the cloud, you have the option of using only as much data storage as you need. This means that you do not need to invest in extra resources if it would be unnecessary to do so.
On the cloud you can also get instant software updates because the changes need to be made on the software that is being hosted on the cloud. Consequently, users do not need to make any changes to their own computers. This saves a lot of time that would normally be taken up in downloads and uploads.
Finally, a very important advantage is data security. As the cloud is used exclusively for data and software storage data security always remains of paramount concern. In addition, there are backups stored in various locations and this ensures that your data is never compromised either by hackers or through other means.
Which of the following information would have strengthened the argument that data security is very important?