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Exposure Java
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Exercises 1.1
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Name the three main areas where computers are superior to people.
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What are so called “computer errors” caused by?
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Finish this sentence: Morse code is based on
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In computer science, what means “on” and what means “off”?
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What number system do we use?
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What number system does the computer use?
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What does “ASCII” stand for?
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What does “BIT” stand for?
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How many BITs are in a Byte?
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What can one byte store?
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What did early computer scientists need to do to create a set of computer instructions?
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Early computers used vacuum tubes. What do today’s computers use?
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In computers the main board with all the primary computer components is called the
Which 3 computer chips are we primarily concerned with?
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What does “ROM” stand for?
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What does “RAM” stand for?
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Which memory is permanent, RAM or ROM?
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About how many bytes are in a Tera Byte?
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Exactly how many bytes are in a Kilo Byte?
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What does “CPU” stand for?
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Information is stored on a disk as “iron oxide”. What is the commonly used name for this substance?
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List the three main things that can cause the information on your disk to be erased.
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What kind of “ROM” uses laser light to read information?
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What kind of information allows you to make a precise copy of the original?
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Exposure Java
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Exercises 01.2
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01.
What is a program?
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Which computer language uses mnemonic names?
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What is the relationship between base 2 numbers and base 16 numbers?
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What are the 2 kinds of translator programs?
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What is the difference between “high level” languages and “low level” languages?
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What is the name of the first successful, wide-spread, programming language?
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Who helped develop compilers and the business language COBOL?
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What does “BASIC” stand for?
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Who developed “Pascal”?
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What does “OOP” stand for?
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Who combined the popularity of C, with OOP?
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What was this new language called?
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