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The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala, Tamil and English. The exam is the basic Certificate awarded in Sri Lanka as proof of completion of Secondary Education. The GCE O/L examination is an important milestone for students as it determines their eligibility to pursue further studies at the Advanced Level (A/L) or vocational training courses.
Deutsche Welle broadcasts are relayed via Trincomalee on medium wave and short wave. Trans World Radio India broadcasts on medium wave using SLBC's transmitter in Puttalam . The International Broadcasting Bureau broadcasts programmes from Voice of America , Radio Azadi , Radio Free Afghanistan , Radio Free Asia , Radio Liberty and Radio Sawa on ...
Press freedom is a major concern in Sri Lanka. Both sides in the war make efforts to silence inconvenient reporters. Around 15 reporters received death threats from one faction or the other in 2004 [2] The assassinated reporter Aiyathurai Nadesan, correspondent in Batticaloa for several Tamil media stated just prior to his assassination in 2005:
The Sinhala script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāwa), also known as Sinhalese script, is a writing system used by the Sinhalese people and most Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka and elsewhere to write the Sinhala language as well as the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit. [3]
Tape was an important medium for primary data storage in early computers, typically using large open reels of 7-track, later 9-track tape. Modern magnetic tape is most commonly packaged in cartridges and cassettes, such as the widely supported Linear Tape-Open (LTO) [ 12 ] and IBM 3592 series.
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.
A third "long" cycle was used for special tones: long-medium marked the start of each byte, long-short marked the end of data. [16] [17] The primary use of the system was with Commodore BASIC, which recorded a header containing a series of bytes used as a way for the system to track the tape speed, followed by the file name, size and other data ...
Solid-state cockpit voice/data recorder See flight recorder: SSCVR Solid-state cockpit voice recorder See flight recorder: SSFDR Solid-state flight data recorder See flight recorder: SSR Secondary surveillance radar: STAR standard terminal arrival route: STARS Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System: STC supplemental type certificate: STCA