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What is the difference between a high level language and a low level language?

A high level language is written in human-oriented English-like keywords. It allows the programmer to use meaningful variable names, predefined functions and libraries and data structures (e.g. arrays/lis...

Answered by Aaron C. • Computing tutor

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In programming, some languages are compiled and others are interpreted. Define the difference between the two.

An interpreter translates a program into machine code one line at a time. A compiler, however, scans the entire document and translates it into machine code as a whole. The overall execution time of an in...

Answered by Jack C. • Computing tutor

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Represent the denary number 5.625 as an unsigned binary fixed point number with three bits before and five bits after the binary point.

The questions asks us to use 3 bits before the point and 5 points after. When answering these kinds of questions we can keep the decimal point in our answer, so let's start with this: 000.00000 With these...

Answered by Brendon W. • Computing tutor

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Convert the base-10 number 74 into an 8-bit binary number

In base-10 (denary) representation numbers are represented by saying how many units, tens, hundreds, thousands etc... there are from right to left. So for 74 there are 7 tens and 4 units. In binary, each ...

Answered by Matthew H. • Computing tutor

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What is the difference between Serial and Parallel transmission of data?

Serial transmission is where bits are transmitted one at a time over a single channel, particularly used within USB devices. Parallel transmission is where bits are sent simultaneously over their own indi...

Answered by Jay L. • Computing tutor

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