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What is the difference between compile-time errors and runtime errors?

Before we can run our program on a computer, a compiler translates our human-readable code into machine language - a long string of 0s and 1s. When the code is being compiled, the compiler looks for syntax e...
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What is the difference between a dynamic and a static data structure?

A dynamic data structure is one that is not fixed in size and may not be contiguous in the computer's main memory. This is implemented through the use of pointers which 'point' to the location of the next it...
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What is an algorithm?

An algorithm is a set of steps that can be followed to complete a task. There are lots of examples of algorithms that we follow or use in our everyday lives. Algorithms are used to solve the many problems th...
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What is Control Flow in a Computer Program?

Control Flow is the order in which elements of a computer program - instructions, statements and function calls - are executed and evalutated. In a computer program, actions will run in sequence , one after ...
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Which of the following are usually found on the Central Processing Unit(CPU) of a personal computer?

Hard disk drive - No Control Unit - Yes RAM - No Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - Yes BIOS - Yes Registers - Yes ROM - No
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