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Interpreted code is compiled line by line when a program is run which means there could be errors. Compiled code is translated into object code, all at once and an executable file is produced. Interpreted...

Spooling refers to the use of a temporary storage area, a buffer held in memory for a peripheral device to access when it's ready to process the instruction. This is because devices access data at differe...

In the two's complement notation - the first bit is used to display whether a number is positive or negative. This leaves us with 7 bits to work with to signify the magnitude(size of the number). To calcu...

The key thing to remember here is that an array is a fixed size data structure so any attempt to exceed this size will cause an error during execution e.g. trying to add an item to an already full stack w...

These are different forms of data transfer. Simplex means that data can only travel in one direction between an interface. An example of this would be a keyboard - you type into the computer which is regi...