MODULE 2Compare and contrast the representation of positive integers in
unsigned, sign-and-magnitude format, and two’s complement format.MOD 3What is the difference between logical and arithmetic shifts?MOD 4Compare and contrast CISC architecture with RISC architecture.MOD 5What is the difference between local login and remote login?MOD 6Compare and contrast 3 basic sorting algorithms.MOD 7Distinguish between compilation and interpretation.MOD 8
When you started
the course you may have known some basic principles but now you have a
solid foundation to tackle many different problems.
Please answer the following questions:
Did the course meet your expectations?
How do you feel about your progress in the course? Are you surprised with your progress?
What is one concept that you wish you understood better?
What advice would you give to a student starting the class next term?Running head: [INSERT
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by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete both in two separate files then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 1 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the following exercises in the textbook and provide complete
answers.
1. Chapter 1, page 16:
Exercise 26.
2. Chapter 1, page 16:
Exercise 28.
3. Chapter 2, page 38:
Exercise 23 (a, b, c, d).
4. Chapter 2, page 38:
Exercise 26 (a, b, c, d).
5. Chapter 2, page 38:
Exercise 32 (a, b, c, d).
PART
II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on the Turing
and von Neumann models. Compare and
contrast each and discuss which model is better and why. In addition to textbook, use two other
resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted) and list each resource used at
the end of paper in the reference list section.
Please remember that you may utilize the LIRN Library to help you search
for resources. You can visit the
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American University
Author
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete both in two separate files then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 2 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the
following exercises in the textbook and provide complete answers.
1. Chapter 3, pages 73-74: Exercise 36 (a,
b, c, d).
2. Chapter 3, pages 73-74: Exercise 38 (a,
b, c, d).
3. Chapter 3, pages 73-74: Exercise 40 (a,
b, c, d).
4. Chapter 3, pages 73-74: Exercise 42 (a,
b, c, d).
5. Chapter 3, pages 73-74: Exercise 48 (a,
b, c, d).
PART
II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) about how audio,
image, and video data are stored in computer.
Describe one technique that is most efficient for each of these data
type. In addition to textbook, use two
other resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted) and list each resource
used at the end of paper in the reference list section. Please remember that you may utilize the LIRN
Library to help you search for resources.
You can visit the Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize
the LIRN Library successfully.Running head: [INSERT
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Student
Name
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American University
Author
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete both in two separate files then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 3 Homework Assignment.
PART I: Locate the following
exercises in the textbook and provide complete answers.
1. Chapter 4, page 99:
Exercise 40(a, b, c, d).
2. Chapter 4, page 99:
Exercise 41(a, b, c, d).
3. Chapter 4, page 99:
Exercise 42(a, b, c, d).
4. Chapter 4, page 99:
Exercise 51(a, b, c, d).
5. Chapter 4, page 99:
Exercise 52(a, b, c, d).
PART II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on
logical, circular, and arithmetic shift operations. Use an example not discussed in the textbook
to explain these shift operations. In
addition to textbook, use two other resources (Wikipedia sources are not
permitted) and list each resource used at the end of paper in the reference
list section. Please remember that you
may utilize the LIRN Library to help you search for resources. You can visit the Academic Resource Center
for a guide on how to utilize the LIRN Library successfully.Running head: [INSERT
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[INSERT
TITLE HERE]
Student
Name
Allied
American University
Author
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete both in two separate files then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 4 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the following exercises in the textbook and provide complete
answers.
1. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 50.
2. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 51.
3. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 52.
4. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 53.
5. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 54.
PART II:
Write
a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on computer architecture,
and discuss CISC, RISC, pipelining, and parallel processing. In addition to textbook, use two other
resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted) and list each resource used at
the end of paper in the reference list section.
Please remember that you may utilize the LIRN Library to help you search
for resources. You can visit the
Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize the LIRN Library
successfully.Running head: [INSERT
TITLE HERE]
[INSERT
TITLE HERE]
Student
Name
Allied
American University
Author
Note
This
paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete both in two separate files then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 4 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the following exercises in the textbook and provide complete
answers.
1. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 50.
2. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 51.
3. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 52.
4. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 53.
5. Chapter 5, page 143:
Exercise 54.
PART II:
Write
a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on computer architecture,
and discuss CISC, RISC, pipelining, and parallel processing. In addition to textbook, use two other
resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted) and list each resource used at
the end of paper in the reference list section.
Please remember that you may utilize the LIRN Library to help you search
for resources. You can visit the
Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize the LIRN Library
successfully.Running head: [INSERT
TITLE HERE]
[INSERT
TITLE HERE]
Student
Name
Allied
American University
Author
Note
This
paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete each part in a separate file then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 5 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the following exercises in the textbook and provide complete
answers.
1. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 32.
2. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 40.
3. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 41.
4. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 42.
5. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 43.
6. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 44.
7. Chapter 6, page 185:
Exercise 46.
PART
II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on the five
layers of TCP/IP protocol suite. In
addition to textbook, use two other resources (Wikipedia sources are not
permitted) and list each resource used at the end of paper in the reference
list section. Please remember that you
may utilize the LIRN Library to help you search for resources. You can visit the Academic Resource Center
for a guide on how to utilize the LIRN Library successfully.Running head: [INSERT
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[INSERT
TITLE HERE]
Student
Name
Allied
American University
Author
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete each part in a separate file then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 6 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the
following exercises in the textbook and provide complete answers.
1. Chapter 7, pages 211-212: Exercise 31.
2. Chapter 7, pages 211-212: Exercise 32.
3. Chapter 7, pages 211-212: Exercise 33.
4. Chapter 7, pages 211-212: Exercise 36.
5. Chapter 7, pages 211-212: Exercise 37.
6. Chapter 7, pages 211-212: Exercise 38.
PART II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on
the components of operating systems. In
addition to textbook, use two other resources (Wikipedia sources are not
permitted) and list each resource used at the end of paper in the reference
list section. Please remember that you
may utilize the LIRN Library to help you search for resources. You can visit the Academic Resource Center
for a guide on how to utilize the LIRN Library successfully.Running head: [INSERT
TITLE HERE]
[INSERT
TITLE HERE]
Student
Name
Allied
American University
Author
Note
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There
are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete each part in a separate file then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 7 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the following exercises in the textbook and provide complete
answers.
1. Chapter 8, pages 238-239: Exercise 30.
2. Chapter 8, pages 238-239: Exercise 32.
3. Chapter 8, pages 238-239: Exercise 34.
4. Chapter 8, pages 238-239: Exercise 36.
5. Chapter 8, pages 238-239: Exercise 52.
PART II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title page) on algorithm
types: summation, product, selection sort, bubble sort, and insertion
sort. In addition to textbook, use two
other resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted) and list each resource
used at the end of paper in the reference list section. Please remember that you may utilize the LIRN
Library to help you search for resources.
You can visit the Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize
the LIRN Library successfully.Running head: [INSERT
TITLE HERE]
[INSERT
TITLE HERE]
Student
Name
Allied
American University
Author
Note
This
paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: There are two parts (I and II) to this homework assignment. Complete each part in a separate file then
submit both in a .ZIP file as your Module 8 Homework Assignment.
PART I:
Locate the
following exercises in the textbook and provide complete answers.
1. Chapter 9, page 269:
Exercise 32.
2. Chapter 9, page 269:
Exercise 34.
3. Chapter 9, page 269:
Exercise 36.
4. Chapter 9, page 269:
Exercise 44.
5. Chapter 9, page 269:
Exercise 45.
PART II:
Write a 2 page research paper (excluding the title
page) on programming paradigms: procedural, object-oriented, functional, and
declarative. In addition to textbook,
use two other resources (Wikipedia sources are not permitted) and list each
resource used at the end of paper in the reference list section. Please remember that you may utilize the LIRN
Library to help you search for resources.
You can visit the Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize
the LIRN Library successfully.check your understandingRunning head: [INSERT
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American University
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations, when applicable.
1. Define a number system.
2. Distinguish between
positional and nonpositional number systems.
3. Define the base or radix in
a positional number system. What is the
relationship between a base and the number of symbols in a positional number
system?
4. Explain the decimal
system. Why is it called decimal? What is the base in this system?
5. Explain the binary
system. Why is it called binary? What is the base in this system?
6. Explain the octal
system. Why is it called octal? What is the base in this system?
7. Explain the hexadecimal
system. Why is it called
hexadecimal? What is the base in this
system?
8. Why is it easy
to convert from binary to hexadecimal and vice versa?
9. How many bits in
the binary system are represented by one digit in the hexadecimal system?
10. How many bits in
the binary system are represented by one digit in the octal system?Running head: [INSERT
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Name
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American University
Author
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.
1. Name five types of data that
a computer can process.
2. How is bit pattern length
related to the number of symbols the bit pattern can represent?
3. How does the
bitmap graphic method represent an image as a bit pattern?
4. What is the
advantage of the vector graphic method over the bitmap graphic method? What is the disadvantage?
5. What steps are
needed to convert audio data to bits patterns?
6. Compare and
contrast the representation of positive integers in unsigned, sign-and-magnitude
format, and twoâs complement format.
7. Compare and
contrast the representation of negative integers in sign-and-magnitude format,
and twoâs complement format.
8. Compare and
contrast the representation of zero in sign-and-magnitude, twoâs complement,
and Excess formats.
9. Discuss the role
of the leftmost bit in sign-and-magnitude and twoâs complement formats.
10. Why is
normalization necessary in floating-point representations of real numbers;
after a number is normalize, what kind of information does a computer store in
memory. What is mantissa?Running head: [INSERT
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American University
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.
1. What is the
difference between an arithmetic operation and a logical operation?
2. What happens to
the carry from the leftmost column in the addition of integers in twoâs
complement format.
3. Can n, the bit
allocation, equal 1? Why, or why not?
4. Define the term
overflow.
5. In the addition
of floating-point numbers, how do we adjust the representation of numbers with
different exponents?
6. What is the
difference between a unary operation and a binary operation?
7. Name the logical
binary operations.
8. What is a truth
table?
9. What does the
NOT operator do?
10. When is the
result of an AND operator true?Running head: [INSERT
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American University
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.
1. What are the
three subsystems that make up a computer?
2. What are the
components of a CPU?
3. What is the
function of the ALU?
4. What is the
function of the control unit?
5. What is the
function of the main memory?
6. Define RAM, ROM,
SRAM, DRAM, PROM, EPROM, and EEPROM.
7. What is the
purpose of a cache memory?
8. Describe the
physical components of a magnetic disk.
9. How are the
surfaces of a magnetic disk and magnetic tape organized?
10. Compare and
contrast CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD.Running head: [INSERT
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American University
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions:
Read the questions below and formulate a brief answer. Your response to each question should be at
least one half of one page in length.
Students must utilize APA guidelines for formatting and citations.
1. What is the difference between a
point-to-point and a multipoint connection?
2. List common physical network topologies.
3. Define the three types of network.
4. Distinguish between an internet and the
Internet.
5. Name the layers of the TCP/IP protocol
suite.
6. What is the main function of the
application layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite?
What type of address is used in this layer?
7. What is the main function of the transport
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?
8. What is the main function of the network
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?
9. What is the main function of the data-link
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?
10. What is the main function of the physical
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?Running head: [INSERT
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American University
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.
1. What is the
difference between an application program and an operating system?
2. What are the
components of an operating system?
3. What is the
difference between monoprogramming and multiprogramming?
4. How is paging
different from partitioning?
5. How is demand
paging more efficient than regular paging?
6. How is a program
related to a job? How is a job related
to a process? How is a program related
to a process?
7. Where does a
program reside? Where does a job
reside? Where does a process reside?
8. What is the
difference between a job scheduler and a process scheduler?
9. Why does an
operating system need queues?
10. How does deadlock
differ from starvation?Running head: [INSERT
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American University
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paper was prepared for [INSERT COURSE NAME], [INSERT COURSE ASSIGNMENT] taught
by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.
1. What is the formal definition of an
algorithm?
2. Define the three constructs used in
structured programming.
3. How is a UML diagram related to an
algorithm?
4. How is pseudocode related to an algorithm?
5. What is the purpose of a sorting
algorithm?
6. What are the three basic sorting
algorithms discussed in the textbook?
7. What is the purpose of a searching
algorithm?
8. What are the two basic searching
algorithms discussed in the chapter?
9. Give a definition and an example of an
iterative process.
10. Give a definition and an example of a
recursive process.Running head: [INSERT
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American University
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by [INSERT INSTRUCTORâS NAME].
Directions: Read the questions below and
formulate a brief answer. Your response
to each question should be at least one half of one page in length. Students must utilize APA guidelines for
formatting and citations.
1. Distinguish between machine language and
assembly language.
2. Distinguish between assembly language and
high-level language.
3. Which computer language is directly
related to and understood by a computer?
4. Distinguish between compilation and
interpretation.
5. List four steps in programming language
translation.
6. List four common computer language
paradigms.
7. Compare and contrast a procedural paradigm
with an object-oriented paradigm.
8. Define a class and a method in an
object-oriented language. What is the
relation between these two concepts and the concepts of an object?
9. What is a functional paradigm?
10. What is a declarative paradigm?