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What is the difference between a compiler and an interpreter?

Both compilers and interpreters are used to translate high level programming languages to machine code. Compilers do this by converting all of the high level code into machine code before running the prog...

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Answered by Joel P. Computing tutor
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What is two's complement, and how do I calculate it?

Two's complement is one way negative numbers can be represented in Binary. In Decimal notation, we use a + or - sign to indicate whether it is a postive or negative number respectivly. Two's complement is...

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Answered by Tim H. Computing tutor
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The numbers 6B and 12 are displayed in hexadecimal form. Convert them into binary form and perform binary addition to find the sum. Convert your answer back into hexadecimal. Show your workings.

The first step is to work out what 6B and 12 are in binary. Starting with 6B, we need to find a four-bit representation of both 6 and B. 6, converts straight to its binary form, simply by adding 1s...

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Answered by Ben C. Computing tutor
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Convert the hexadecimal value 'C3' into its binary equivalent.

To preform this conversion, we focus on each value individually, as they each represent a different 4-bit binary number. The binary system is of base 2, meaning the base is multiplied by 2 reading right t...

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Answered by Cormac K. Computing tutor
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Explain why it is important to check the email address with JavaScript and again when it reaches the server.

It is important to check the email address with JavaScript first on the client-side because it is quicker than the server and you don't need to refresh any pages (assuming AJAX is not used). Additionally,...

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Answered by Matthew B. Computing tutor
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