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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 5th Edition
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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 5th Edition

by Linda Null, Julia Lobur
March 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
744 pages
26h 5m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS

  1. The word bit is a contraction for what two words?

  2. Explain how the terms bit, byte, nibble, and word are related.

  3. Why are binary and decimal called positional numbering systems?

  4. Explain how base 2, base 8, and base 16 are related.

  5. What is a radix?

  6. How many of the “numbers to remember” (in all bases) from Table 2.1 can you remember?

  7. What does overflow mean in the context of unsigned numbers?

  8. Name the four ways in which signed integers can be represented in digital computers, and explain the differences.

  9. Which one of the four representations for signed integers is used most often by digital computer systems?

  10. How are complement systems similar to the odometer on a bicycle?

  11. Do you think that double-dabble ...

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ISBN: 9781284123043