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Convert 10101100 to decimal.

4+8+32+128=172
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Describe the difference between a CPU and a GPU with relation to processing power and ability to perform tasks.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) is comprised of a few large processing cores, each of which is capable of performing complicated tasks on its own. This added complexity also enables CPUs to be efficent seque...
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Write pseudocode for the linear search algorithm, and then explain it’s complexity using big-O notation

Pseudocode: FUNCTION linearSearch(list, searchTerm): FOR index FROM 0 -> length(list): IF list[index] == searchTerm THEN RETURN index ENDIF ENDLOOP RETURN -1 ENDFUNCTION Complexity: Recognize that the sin...
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Describe what you understand by abstraction, and how it is relevant to software engineering.

Two parts: Abstraction: Separating ideas from reality / implementationHiding (irrelevant) details from the userA representation / simplification of a concept Application: Object oriented programming is full ...
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What is an interface and why are they useful?

An interface in the Object Oriented Programming (OOP) sense is very similar to a class definition - it is the definition of the various functions and procedures provided by the class (in this case interface)...
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