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The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
You cool a blackbody to half its original temperature. How does its spectrum change?
A. Power emitted is 1/16 times as high; peak emission wavelength is 1/2 as long.
B. Power emitted is 1/4 time... |
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How did the lunar maria form?
A. The giant impact that created the Moon left smooth areas that we call the maria.
B. Volatiles escaping from the Moon's interior heated and eroded the surface in ... |
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What dangers are currently faced by each Mars Exploration Rover?
A. Opportunity may not be able to drive out of Victoria Crater due to its broken sixth wheel; Spirit's instruments are being corr... |
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In astronomy the concept of black bodies is very important to better calculate the radiation of stars. Which one is the correct definition of a black body?
A. An idealized physical object that r... |
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In a global context, many companies have significant ______ power due to their ability to threaten governments, in the face of ________ with relocation to other territories, which Beck (1998) de... |
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While businesses traditionally engaged in civil society through ______, recently more business-________ collaboration have emerged in order to tackle social and environmental problems. Likewise,... |
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How can several different proteins be produced from the same gene?
A. By selective transcription of different parts of the DNA in the gene.
B. By doubling or tripling the length of the mRNA mole... |
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One hypothesis posed by evolutionary biologists to account for an organism's altruistic behavior in social groups is that of kin selection. According to the kin selection theory, the risk incurr... |
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In cloning experiments on the frog Xenopus laevis, nuclei were removed from intestinal cells of tadpoles and transplanted into zygotes whose nuclei had been removed. A small percent of these zyg... |
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A 1 M solution of TEMPO in chloroform at room temperature shows broader EPR spectrum than that of a 1 mM solution. Which sentence describes this phenomenon most accurately?
A. in the more concen... |
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Sometimes the object module produced by a compiler includes information (from the symbol table) mapping all source program names to their addresses. The most likely purpose of this information i... |
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Suppose there is an open (external) hash table with four buckets, numbered 0,1,2,3, and integers are hashed into these buckets using hash function h(x) = x mod 4. If the sequence of perfect squa... |
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Of the following page-replacement policies, which is guaranteed to incur the minimum number of page faults?
A. Replace the page whose next reference will be the longest time in the future.
B. Re... |
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The main difference between a network operating system and a distributed operating system is that
A. A network operating system hides the existence of many machines from the user, but a distribu... |
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If L is a language accepted by some automaton M, which of the following is (are) true?
I. If M is a nondeterministic finite automaton, then L is accepted by some deterministic finite automaton.
... |
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In a survey of 100 undergraduate math majors at a certain college, the following information is
obtained about the courses they are taking during the Spring semester:
41 are enrolled in real a... |
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A student observes that mercury forms a convex meniscus in the graduated cylinder but that water forms a concave one. This behavior is best explained by the fact that:
A. the two liquids are bei... |
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Human beings require many outside resources in order to survive. An individual will not survive without water, air, etc. Thankfully, the human brain is wired to seek out these resources when the... |
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A young adult man begins seeing a therapist and tells the therapist that he has homosexual feelings, and that he self-identifies as gay. He is plagued by feelings of worthlessness and fears that... |
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A psychology study run on a college campus was set up right outside of the gym on a weekday. Chocolate chip cookies were offered right outside the door, and then a sign was placed 15 feet furthe... |
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Somatic eukaryotic cells in the human body proceed normally through repetitive phases of the cell cycle in order to divide and make replicates of themselves. The point at which a cell commits to... |
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A young woman comes to the clinic for feeling like her “heart is beating too fast”. When her pulse is recorded it is in normal range. Upon interview, you learn that she is often concerned about ... |
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The social phenomenon of groupthink is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A significant over-rating of the decision-making abilities of members of the ingroup.
B. A decrease in the... |
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Characteristic X rays, appearing as sharp lines on a continuous background, are produced when high-energy electrons bombard a metal target. Which of the following processes results in the charac... |
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Two students perform an experiment in which they drop a ball from rest from a known height above the ground and measure the speed of the ball just before it strikes the ground. From repeated mea... |
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Suppose a user has an iPhone (running iOS) and downloads an app called Innocent from the Apple App Store and installs it. The user unlocks the phone and runs Innocent. Innocent exploits a bug in... |
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Why is it that anti-virus scanners would not have found an exploitation of Heartbleed?
A. It's a vacuous question: Heartbleed only reads outside a buffer, so there is no possible exploit
B. Ant... |
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Assume that a TLS connection has been established successfully between a client and a server. Establishing the session included checking the server certificate and executing a DiffieHelmann exch... |
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The openSSL implementation described in “Remote Timing Attacks are Practical” (by Brumley and Boneh) uses the following performance optimizations: Chinese Remainder (CR), Montgomery Representati... |
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In order to determine whether to use a fixed effects or random effects model, a researcher conducts a Hausman test. Which of the following statements is false?
A. For random effects models, the ... |
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Consider the following MA(3) process
yt = μ + Εt + θ1Εt-1 + θ2Εt-2 + θ3Εt-3 , where σt is a zero mean white noise process with variance σ2.
Which of the following statements are true?
i) The ... |
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A leptokurtic distribution is one which
A. Has fatter tails and a smaller mean than a normal distribution with the same mean and variance
B. Has fatter tails and is more peaked at the mean than ... |
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Consider the following time series model applied to daily data:
where rt are the returns, and D1, D2, D3 and D4 are dummy variables. D1 = 1 on Monday and zero otherwise; D2 = 1 on Tuesday and... |
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Which of the following statements are true concerning the class of ARIMA(p,d,q) models?
(i) The "I" stands for independent
(ii) An ARIMA(p,1,q) model estimated on a series of logs of prices is... |
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If the residuals from a regression estimated using a small sample of data are not normally distributed, which one of the following consequences may arise?
A. The coefficient estimates will be un... |
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Wendy wants to take a survey to determine which flavor of ice cream is the most popular at her school. Which of the following methods is the best way for her to choose a random sample of the stu... |
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Celia has a large container in which four different kinds of coins are thoroughly mixed. She wants to take a sample of her coins to estimate which kind of coin she has the most. Which of the fol... |
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Frankie’s baseball team scored 16 runs in a game. Max’s baseball team scored 8 runs in a game. Which statement about the number of runs scored by Frankie’s and Max’s baseball teams is true?
A. F... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Construct a complete truth table for the following pairs of propositions. Then, using the truth tables, determine whether the statements are logically equivalent or contradictory. If neither, d... |
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Construct a complete truth table for the following argument. Then, using the truth table, determine whether the argument is valid or invalid. If the argument is invalid, choose an option which ... |
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Select the best English interpretation of the given proposition, using the following translation key: Ax: x is an apartment Hx: x is a house Lx: x is large Bxy: x is bigger than y (∀x){(Lx • Ax... |
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Use indirect truth tables to determine whether each set of propositions is consistent. If the set is consistent, choose an option with a consistent valuation. (There may be other consistent val... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Use indirect truth tables to determine whether each set of propositions is consistent. If the set is consistent, choose an option with a consistent valuation. (There may be other consistent val... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Construct a complete truth table for the following argument. Then, using the truth table, determine whether the argument is valid or invalid. If the argument is invalid, choose an option which p... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Use indirect truth tables to determine whether each set of propositions is consistent. If the set is consistent, choose an option with a consistent valuation. (There may be other consistent val... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Use indirect truth tables to determine whether the following argument is valid. If the argument is invalid, choose an option which presents a counterexample. (There may be other counterexamples ... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Construct a complete truth table for the following pairs of propositions. Then, using the truth tables, determine whether the statements are logically equivalent or contradictory. If neither, d... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
Use indirect truth tables to determine whether each set of propositions is consistent. If the set is consistent, choose an option with a consistent valuation. (There may be other consistent val... |
The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about knowledge and skills in advanced master-level STEM courses.
A gradual drop in the water level of a large lake divided it into three smaller lakes. The division separated a single population of fish into three smaller, isolated populations. After many gen... |
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A cell from the leaf of the aquatic plant Elodea was soaked in a 15 percent sugar solution, and its contents soon separated from the cell wall and formed a mass in the center of the cell. All of... |
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All of the following are differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes EXCEPT
A. eukaryotes have linear chromosomes, while prokaryotes have circular chromosomes
B. eukaryotes possess double str... |
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Which of the following statements describes the structural level of a protein that is least affected by hydrogen bonding?
A. Primary structure depends on the sequence of amino acids.
B. Tertiary... |
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The upper forelimbs of humans and bats have fairly similar skeletal structures, whereas the corresponding bones in whales have very different shapes and proportions. However, genetic data sugges... |
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Which of the following is an example of a coupling of an exergonic reaction with an endergonic one?
A. Unicellular organisms that live in freshwater, such as amoeba, must pump out excess water u... |
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Consider the following reaction showing photosynthesis: 6CO2(g) + 6H2O(l) → C6H12O6(s) + 6O2(g) DH = + 2800 kJ/mol Which of the following is true regarding the thermal energy in this system?
A. ... |
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An experiment was performed to determine the moles of hydrogen gas formed (collected over water) when an acid reacts with magnesium metal. To do this, a piece of dry magnesium was weighed. Then ... |
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4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) → 4NO(g) + 6H2O(g) This reaction will experience a rate increase by the addition of a cataylst such as platinum. Which of the following best explains why?
A. The catalyst increa... |
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Which is the easiest way to burn a silver coin?
A. Hold the silver coin with crucible tongs, and heat strongly in the flame of a Bunsen burner.
B. Use the method in (A), but use an oxyacetylene ... |
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Why do vinegar (a dilute solution of ethanoic acid in water) and vegetable oil (long-chain organic acids esterified with glycerol) not mix to form solutions?
A. The attractive forces in vinegar ... |
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A user purchased a new smart home device with embedded software and connected the device to a home network. The user then registered the device with the manufacturer, setting up an account using... |
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Consider the following list. - Assembly language - Block-based programming language - Logic gate - Machine language Which of the following arranges the list in order from highest level of abstra... |
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A large hospital maintains a list of patients’ records in no particular order. To find the record of a given patient, which represents the most efficient method that will work?
A. Do a sequentia... |
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"The Italian nation has been at last united in our own days, and we all rejoiced in its union. Yet we may be allowed to doubt whether the union... |
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Read the following excerpt.
If civilized education developed in every child its natural inclinations, we should see nearly all rich children en... |
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The situation is critical in the extreme. In fact it is now absolutely clear that to delay the uprising would be fatal.
With all my might I urg... |
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Read the following excerpt.
The revolutionary seed had penetrated into every country and spread more or less. It was greatly developed under th... |
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Read the following governmental report.
Of the 450 sick persons whom the inhabitants were unable to relieve, 200 were turned out, and these we ... |
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The following entries are in the diary of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Paris has a short memory. If I remain longer doing nothing, I am lost. In this gr... |
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The following account of the Paris Exposition of 1889.
"The opportunities to study the natural history of man in Paris during the Exposition, a... |
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"It's come! It's posted at the district mayor's office," a passerby shouted at me as he ran. I reached the Rue Drout in one leap. … I read the ... |
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The following quote is from Voltaire in response to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
My dear sir, nature is very cruel. One would find it hard to im... |
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"In 1500 that work appeared which Erasmus had written after his misfortune at Dover, and had dedicated to Mountjoy, the Adagiorum Collectanea. ... |
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"XI. As the present sciences are useless for the discovery of effects, so the present system of logic is useless for the discovery of the scien... |
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Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization. What shall I s... |
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Under the name of Chartist well-meaning inconsiderate men and other misled men have in very many cases, all over the country from the extreme w... |
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Read the the following petition to answer questions.
The Scribbling-Machines have thrown thousands of your petitioners out of employ, whereby t... |
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For a long time, educated Germans answered it in the positive, initially by laying claim to a special German mission, then, after the collapse ... |
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Read the documents below.
Source 1
If then by the Use of Machines, the Manufacture of Cotton, an Article which we import, and are supplied with... |
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The passage below is written by John Calvin.
If we need to be recalled to the origin of election, to prove that we obtain salvation from no oth... |
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As with a Commander of the Army, or leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of the house. Her spirit will be seen through the whol... |
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Which of the following accurately describes congressional committees? I. The committee chairpersons always belong to the majority party. II. Seats on each committee are divided between the two m... |
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Which of the following describes an unintended result of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974?
A. Limits were placed on the amount of money individuals could donate to a federal election ca... |
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During the second half of the twentieth century, the Supreme Court's position on free speech was that
A. free speech is essential to liberty and therefore may be abridged only under extreme circ... |
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An "unfunded mandate" is created when the federal government requires state and municipal governments to
A. collect a sales tax in their areas without instructions on how to spend the revenues
B... |
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Which of the following statements best describes the central constitutional issue concerning the death penalty?
A. The death penalty violates the prohibition of double jeopardy.
B. Different sta... |
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What will happen to the equilibrium price level and the equilibrium quantity of output if the aggregate demand curve shifts to the right? Assume an upward sloping aggregate supply curve.
A. The ... |
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If the economy is operating below full employment which of the following will have the greatest positive impact on real gross domestic product?
A. The government decreases spending with no chang... |
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The price of gasoline has recently increased while at the same time gasoline consumption has also increased. What is happening in the gasoline market?
A. This is evidence that contradicts the la... |
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Suppose an economy is in long-run equilibrium at the full-employment level of output. If government spending then increases
A. an inflationary gap is created because the aggregate demand curve s... |
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Assume Astobia and Bonavia are countries that exercise free trade. If the real interest rate in Astobia decreases in comparison to Bonavia's real interest rate then for Bonavia which of the foll... |
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What will happen to the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity of corn when the prices of corn seed and fertilizer fall?
A. The equilibrium price will rise and the equilibrium quantity w... |
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Which of the following is a predictable advantage of expansionary monetary policy in a recession?
A. It decreases aggregate demand so that the price level falls which increases demand for the do... |
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Alex grows an initial culture of 100 Rhizopus stolonifer fungi on a sample of bread. She wants to model the growth of the fungi according to the exponential equation A = Pe^(rt), where A is the ... |
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When marginal cost equals price in a perfectly competitive product market at long run equilibrium, which of the following is NOT correct?
A. There is a socially optimal or efficient output and p... |
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A lightweight toy car crashes head-on into a heavier toy truck. Which of the following statements is true as a result of the collision? I. The car will experience a greater impulse than the truc... |
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A light bulb rated at 100 W is twice as bright as a bulb rated at 50 W when both are connected in parallel directly to a 100-V source. Now imagine that these bulbs are instead connected in serie... |
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A swimmer is able to propel himself forward through the water by moving his arms. Which of the following correctly states the applicant and recipient of the force responsible for the swimmer’s f... |
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An equal number of hydrogen and carbon dioxide molecules are placed in a sealed container. The gases are initially at a temperature of 300 K when the container is placed in an oven and brought t... |
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A uniform bar is lying on a flat table. Besides the gravitational and normal forces (which cancel), the bar is acted upon by two other forces, F1 and F2, which are parallel to the surface of the... |
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In the laboratory, a cart experiences a single horizontal force as it moves horizontally in a straight line. Of the following data collected about this experiment, which is sufficient to determi... |
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