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• Satya Narayana Nadella is the current Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation.
• - CEO Since: February 2014 (succeeded Steve Ballmer).
• - Chairman Since: June 2021.
• - Joined Microsoft: 1992.
• - Previous Role: Led Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group.

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• DMA stands for Direct Memory Access.
• It is a method that allows an I/O device to transfer data directly to or from main memory (RAM).
• The CPU does not need to handle every individual byte of the transfer.
• DMA can improve data-transfer speed and reduce CPU workload.
• It is commonly used for devices such as disk drives, network cards, and sound cards.

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• The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
• - Current President: Asif Ali Zardari
• - President Number: 14th President of Pakistan
• - Assumed Office: 10 March 2024
• - Role: Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
• - Term: Five years.
• - Election: Indirectly elected by the Electoral College.

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• - Construction Began: 1968
• - Completed/Opened: 1976
• - River: Indus River
• - Location: Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• - Type: Earth-filled dam
• - Height: 485 feet (148 metres) above the riverbed
• - Distance: Approximately 50 km northwest of Islamabad.
• - World Record: One of the world's largest earth-filled dams.

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• Mars is known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance.
• Its surface contains iron oxide (rust) which gives it a red color.
• It is the 4th planet from the Sun in the solar system.
• Mars has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos.
• Mars is often called the “planet of future exploration”.

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• - Full Name: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
• - Born: 10 December 1878, Rampur, India.
• - Profession: Indian Muslim leader, journalist and political activist.
• - Muslim League: Founding member of the All-India Muslim League (1906).
• - Khilafat Movement: One of its leading figures.
• - Jamia Millia Islamia: One of its founders (1920).
• - Newspaper: Founded The Comrade in English in 1911.
• - Died: 4 January 1931, London, England.
• - Burial Place: Jerusalem (Bait-ul-Muqaddas), Palestine.

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Norway's primary religion is Christianity.

Norway's capital is Oslo.

Norway's currency is Norwegian Krone.

Norway's official language is Norwegian.

Norway is located on the continent of Europe.

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Martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (رضي الله عنه)

• - Attack Date: 19 Ramadan, 40 AH.
• - Time: Before Fajr prayer.
• - Location: Masjid-e-Kufa, Iraq.
• - Attacker: Ibn Muljam.
• - Weapon: Poisoned sword.
• - Date of Death: 21 Ramadan, 40 AH (661 CE).
• - Burial Place: Najaf al-Ashraf, Iraq.

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• Battle of Yarmouk: Fought between the Byzantine Empire and Muslim forces under Khalid bin Waleed.

• Dates: August 15 to August 20, 636 AD.

• Location: Near the Yarmouk River.

• Caliphate: During the reign of Hazrat Umar (RA).

• Result: Decisive victory for the Muslims, marking the end of Byzantine rule in Syria.

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• A printer is an output device that transfers digital information from a computer onto a physical medium, most commonly paper. 

Additional information:

Scanner:

Used to digitize physical documents or images, converting them into digital data.

Monitor:

An output device that displays visual information from a computer, but it does not produce physical copies on paper.

Keyboard:

An input device used to enter text and commands into a computer. 

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