GMAC NMAT Exam Practice Questions (P. 3)

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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, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?

Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence.
The officer is under _____ to tell the truth, and if he does not cooperate, his silence will _________on the investigation.

Directions: In the given question, the sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Mark (E) for no error.
Knowledge and wisdom has no connection most of the time.

Directions: Rearrange the jumbled sentences to show the appropriate sequence.
(A) Though several households attempt to set standards in the purchasing process yet processes can vary between households.
(B) The homemaker does it in order to accomplish the goals of the household.
(C) Typically the word purchasing' is not used interchangeably with the word procurement.
(D) This is because procurement typically includes other concepts.
(E) Household purchasing refers to a homemaker's attempt to acquire goods or services.

Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence.
In their _________ for eco-friendly energy sources, scientists have learned how to __________ power from ever-smaller living things: first corn, then algae, now bacteria.