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Show how you would calculate 53 + 39 in 8-bit binary?

First convert each number to binary. 53 = 00110101. 39 = 00100111.Then add the two binary numbers, considering each column of bits from right to left and using carry bits. 00110101 00100111 +01001110 (c)0101...
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Calculate -3 + 3 using Two's Complement and the Sign and Magnitude Method. Which works correctly?

Using the Two's complement notation of -3 and 3 (11111101 and 00000011), binary addition will return 100000000 which has an overflow error, so the 9th bit is ignored giving a value of 00000000 which is equal...
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Describe the process used by a binary search algorithm, and explain why binary search would not be appropriate for the list [3,2,5,7,9]

A binary search starts at the middle of the list and compares this item with the search term, if the item matches the search term, then the search is complete.If the item is not the search term, it is compar...
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Answered by William H. • Computing tutor
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What does a compiler do in the context of programming?

A compiler's main purpose is to translate source code (code that we write in Java, C++ etc) into machine readable code. Think of it like a machine which takes our document of code and translates it into 0's ...
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What do I need to know about operating systems?

Motivation -> We need operating systems to give easy access to the hardware of a computer. A processor (CPU) can only execute one instruction at a time, yet we can have multiple applications running at th...
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Answered by Calum W. • Computing tutor
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