COMP 1047 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Digital Divide, Mainframe Computer, Extended Ascii
12 Apr 2015
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True or false: cloud computing characterized the first phase of the digital revolution. False: a computer"s operating system is a type of application software. True: microcontrollers are special purpose microprocessors that can be embedded in devices such as refrigerators, cars, and washing machines. True: a bit is a binary digit, such as a 1 or 0. True: ascii and unicode are used to represent character data. True: microprocessors are a type of integrated circuit, c, cobol, and java are examples of programming languages. True: a compiler converts source code to object code. True: the list of codes for a microprocessor"s instruction set is called machine language. True: a microprocessor holds data in the interpreter register. True: a dictionary attack is a virus that hides out in the spelling checker for your word processing software. false, engineers built the 1st digital computers during ww2 for breaking codes and calculating missile trajectories.
