What is a standing desk designed to let you do?
AnswerWork while standing up
A standing desk raises the work surface so you can work on your feet, and many models adjust between sitting and standing.
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The basics
Where does the name of the QWERTY keyboard layout come from?
AnswerThe first six letters on the top letter row
QWERTY is named for the first six letters on the top row of letter keys.
Going deeper
What size is standard US Letter paper?
Answer8.5 × 11 inches
US Letter is 8.5 by 11 inches; 8.5 by 14 is Legal and 11 by 17 is Tabloid.
The Resolute desk in the White House was built from the timbers of which ship?
AnswerHMS Resolute
The Resolute desk was made from the timbers of the British ship HMS Resolute and given to the US president in 1880.
If you fold an A4 sheet of paper in half, which paper size do you get?
AnswerA5
Each ISO A size is half the one before it, so an A4 sheet folded in half makes A5.
Expert level
What are the dimensions of an A4 sheet of paper?
Answer210 × 297 mm
A4 is 210 by 297 mm; 148 by 210 mm is A5, 297 by 420 mm is A3, and 216 by 279 mm is about US Letter.
ISO A-series paper keeps the same shape when halved because its sides have what ratio?
Answer1 : √2
A sheet with sides in the ratio 1 to √2 keeps that same ratio when cut in half, so every A size has the same shape.
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