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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

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What is the difference between data and information?

Information is data that has been processed. So, it is data with a meaning.

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How would you convert the Binary number 01001101 into both Hexadecimal and Decimal?

Into Decimal (Base 10): Write the values for each bit above the number to be converted (128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1). For each bit in the number to be converted, if it is a 1, circle the value that you wr...

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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 ...

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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 fu...

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