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Chapter 1, Problem 11MC
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Eight “bits” together form a byte.
Hence, the correct answer is option “D”.
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Ch. 1.2 - What is a program?Ch. 1.2 - What is hardware?Ch. 1.2 - List the five major components of a computer...Ch. 1.2 - What part of the computer actually runs programs?Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 1.5CPCh. 1.2 - Prob. 1.6CPCh. 1.2 - Prob. 1.7CPCh. 1.2 - Prob. 1.8CPCh. 1.3 - What amount of memory is enough to store a letter...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1.10CP
Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1.11CPCh. 1.3 - Prob. 1.12CPCh. 1.3 - Prob. 1.13CPCh. 1.3 - Prob. 1.14CPCh. 1.4 - A CPU understands instructions that are written...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 1.16CPCh. 1.4 - When a CPU executes the instructions in a program,...Ch. 1.4 - What is assembly language?Ch. 1.4 - What type of programming language allows you to...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 1.20CPCh. 1.4 - What do you call a program that translates a...Ch. 1.4 - What do you call a program that both translates...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 1.23CPCh. 1.5 - Prob. 1.24CPCh. 1.5 - Prob. 1.25CPCh. 1.5 - Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs,...Ch. 1 - A(n) _______ is a set of instructions that a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 1 - Today, CPUs are small chips known as ____. a....Ch. 1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 1 - Prob. 6MCCh. 1 - Prob. 7MCCh. 1 - Prob. 8MCCh. 1 - Prob. 9MCCh. 1 - Prob. 10MCCh. 1 - Prob. 11MCCh. 1 - In a(n) ______ numbering system, all numeric...Ch. 1 - A bit that is turned off represents the following...Ch. 1 - Prob. 14MCCh. 1 - Prob. 15MCCh. 1 - Prob. 16MCCh. 1 - Prob. 17MCCh. 1 - Prob. 18MCCh. 1 - Prob. 19MCCh. 1 - Prob. 20MCCh. 1 - Computers can only execute programs that are...Ch. 1 - Prob. 22MCCh. 1 - The words that make up a high-level programming...Ch. 1 - Prob. 24MCCh. 1 - A(n) _______ program translates a high-level...Ch. 1 - Today, CPUs are huge devices made of electrical...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2TFCh. 1 - Any piece of data that is stored in a computers...Ch. 1 - Prob. 4TFCh. 1 - Machine language is the only language that a CPU...Ch. 1 - Assembly language is considered a high-level...Ch. 1 - An interpreter is a program that both translates...Ch. 1 - A syntax error does not prevent a program from...Ch. 1 - Prob. 9TFCh. 1 - Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs,...Ch. 1 - Why is the CPU the most important component in a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2SACh. 1 - Prob. 3SACh. 1 - What are the words that make up a high-level...Ch. 1 - What are the short words that are used in assembly...Ch. 1 - What is the difference between a compiler and an...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7SACh. 1 - Prob. 1ECh. 1 - Use what you've learned about the binary numbering...Ch. 1 - Prob. 3ECh. 1 - Use the Web to research the history of the BASIC,...
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