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Question 1. Read the following passage and summarise it in your own words. In Greek mythology, Philomela was the daughter of Pandion, a legendary king of Athens. Her sister Procne married Tereus, king of Thrace, and went to live with him in Thrace. After five years, Procne wanted to see her sister. Tereus agreed to go to Athens and bring Philomela back for a visit. However, Tereus found Philomela so beautiful that he raped her. Then he cut out her tongue so she could not tell what had happened and hid her. He told Procne that her sister was dead. Unable to speak, Philomela wove a tapestry depicting the story and arranged for an old woman to take it to Procne. When Procne saw the weaving, she asked the woman to lead her to Philomela. After rescuing her sister, Procne planned revenge on her husband. She killed their son Itys and served him to Tereus for supper. At the end of the meal, Philomela appeared and threw the boy's head on the table. Realizing what had happened, Tereus chased the women and tried to kill them. But before he could catch them, the gods transformed them all into birds. Tereus became a hawk (or a hoopoe), while Procne became a nightingale and Philomela a swallow. Roman writers reversed these roles, making Philomela a nightingale and Procne a swallow. The myth appears in Ovid's Metamorphoses​

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The Silk Route' has its historical importance. It was an important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea. China produced large quantities of silk during the ancient time and exported it to the western countries through this route. The traditional silk route was developed as a link between cast and west. It promoted exchange of cultural heritage.

In recent times, several new developments have taken place which are improving communication routes in the regions of high altitude. Now, we have motorable roads. Railway lines are also being laid through bridges, tunnels and caves. Means of communication such as telephones, satellite phones, mobile phones etc. can also be found in these regions.IEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily Sony and Panasonic. Apple called the interface FireWire. It is also known by the brands i.LINK (Sony), and Lynx (Texas Instruments).

IEEE 1394 Interface

FireWire symbol.svg

Type

Serial

Production history

Designer

Apple (1394a/b), IEEE P1394 Working Group, Sony, Panasonic, etc.

Designed

1986; 35 years ago[1]

Manufacturer

Various

Produced

1994–current

Superseded by

Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 for consumer use

General specifications

Length

4.5 meters maximum

Width

1

Hot pluggable

Yes

Daisy chain

Yes, up to 63 devices

Audio signal

No

Video signal

No

Pins

4, 6, 9

Electrical

Max. voltage

30 V

Max. current

1.5 A

Data

Data signal

Yes

Bitrate

400–3200 Mbit/s (50–400 MB/s)

The copper cable used in its most common implementation can be up to 4.5 metres (15 ft) long. Power and data is carried over this cable, allowing devices with moderate power requirements to operate without a separate power supply. FireWire is also available in Cat 5 and optical fiber versions.

The 1394 interface is comparable to USB. USB was developed subsequently and gained much greater market share. USB requires a master controller whereas IEEE 1394 is cooperatively managed by the connected devices.[2]