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Describe what is meant by a modular design and state on advantage of a modular design.

A program which is dividied into self-contained modules which can be further subdivided into smaller modules. They can be written and tested individually. Advantages are: Can be reused in other programs. Can...
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how do you convert binary to a form in which you can perform subtraction?

You can use a common method involving 1's compliment, in which the binary number is inverted and then added, which overall gives subtraction. E.g. 8+3 =>> 8 10 = 1000 2 and 3 10 = 0011 2 . 1's complime...
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What is an ALU?

The ALU, or Arithmetic Logic Unit, is a section of the CPU (Central Processing Unit) dedicated to working with Arithmetic and Logic... It can process a variety of mini-tasks (operations) and is used in conju...
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What are the opcode and operand of instructions?

Opcode is a part of the instruction that tells the processor what should be done. Operand is a part of the instruction that contains the data to be acted on, or the memory location of the data in a register
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What are the different development methodologies and what are their advantages and disadvantages?

Though there are others, the two main development methodologies (i.e approaches to developing software systems) are the "Waterfall" and "Agile" approaches. With the Waterfall approach, th...
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