Mark Abrasaldo 04 - 11 - 2011 CS 321 9:00am – 12:00pm Prof. Meljohn Aborde 1. CISC and RISC. Differentiate. ➢ CISC is a computer where single instructions can execute several low-level operations (such as a load from memory‚ an arithmetic operation‚ and a memory store) and/or are capable of multi-step operations or addressing modes within single instructions. ➢ RISC is a CPU design strategy based on the insight that simplified (as opposed to complex)
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False 7. An interpreter is a program that both translates and executes the instructions in a high-level language program. True 8. A syntax error does not prevent a program from being compiled and executed. True 9. Windows Vista‚ Linux‚ UNIX®‚ and Mac OS X are all examples of application software. False 10. Word processing programs‚ spreadsheet programs‚ email programs‚ Web browsers‚ and games are all examples of utility programs. False **********
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Top 10 Computer Uses in Business Written by: Catalogs.com Editorial Staff December 28‚ 2010 Filed Under Tech and Electronics Tags: Business‚ computer‚ ten‚ top Contributed by Sara Shea‚ Catalogs.com Info Guru Technology has forever changed the business world. In order to stay technically competitive and efficient in today’s information age‚ the majority of businesses now rely on computers. Computer uses in business range from the scanner at the checkout line of the grocery store to the
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Computer programming‚ one of the most popular line of work today. Although this line of work might seem a little tiresome but some might find it enjoyable who has lots of patience and the will to do long and tedious work. Most programmers in large corporations work in teams‚ with each person focusing on a specific aspect of the total project. Programmers write the detailed instructions for a computer to follow. A computer programmer carefully studies the program that best suits the employer needs
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What Is Computer Software? When you think of a computer imagine a machine made of two parts. The first part is the computer hardware‚ the physical parts of the computer that you can actually touch. Some examples of hardware are disks‚ monitors‚ boards‚ chips‚ etc. Hardware does all of the physical work of the computer‚ from memory storage to display. The second part‚ what we call “computer software”‚ acts as the brain of the computer‚ telling the hardware what to do and when and how to do it
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multiple selections Problem 5. A problem with repetition Problem 6. A challenging problem References 1. Robertson‚ L.A. (2006). Simple Program Design (5th ed.). Boyd & Fraser Publishing Company‚ Chapters 1-3. This exercise is designed for two 2-hour tutorial/lab sessions! Task 1. Tutorial (30%) Short Questions: 1. List the seven basic steps in computer program development. 2. What are the inputs and outputs of the following problems? a. Calculating the area of a triangle b. Calculating the solution(s)
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The History of Computers Whether you know it or not you depend on computers for almost every thing you do in modern day life. From the second you get up in the morning to the second you go to sleep computer are tied into what you do and use in some way. It is tied in to you life in the most obvious and obscure ways. Take for example you wake up in the morning usually to a digital alarm clock. You start you car it uses computers the second you turn the key (General Motors is the largest buyers
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Function of digital computer A typical digital computer system has four basic functional elements: (1) input-output equipment. (2) main memory. (3) control unit. (4) arithmetic-logic unit. Any of a number of devices is used to enter data and program instructions into a computer and to gain access to the results of the processing operation. Common input devices include keyboards and optical scanners; output devices include printers and cathode-ray tube and liquid-crystal display monitors
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Computers in Education By Carla Cooper and Evelia Ramirez December 2006‚ University of California at Berkeley www.consttutioncenter.org “Today‚ education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities‚ even service in the armed
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Before computers there were not telephone answering machines‚ handheld calculators‚ fax machines‚ personal computers. People did what they had to do without these things. People wrote letter by hand or with a typewriter‚ they also kept track of data and numbers in ledgers. They were not texting each other‚ there was either in person or over the phone. . Computers are integral to our daily lives and there are millions used daily. Computers are used at home‚ work‚ and school. They are also embedded
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