Chapter 3 fill in the blank

Most Intel CPUs use the _____, in which each memory address is represented by two integers.

segmented memory model

A(n) _____ list stores one pointer with each list element.

singly linked list

A(n) _____ is an array of characters.

string

In older IBM mainframe computers, characters were encoded according to the ____ coding scheme.

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)

Data represented in _____ is transmitted accurately between computer equipment from different manufacturers if each computer s CPU represents real numbers by using an IEEE standard notation.

Floating Point Notation

_____ notation encodes a real number as a mantissa multiplied by a power (exponent) of 2.

Floating-point

The _____ has defined a character-coding table called _ , which combines the ASCII-7 coding table with an additional 128 Western European multinational characters.

ISO, Latin-1

_____ occurs when the result of an arithmetic operation exceeds the number of bits available to store it.

Overflow

what is the advantage of making chips on 300 mm wafers instead of on 200 mm

The larger the wafer, the more chips can be produced per wafer and the lower the cost for each individual chip.

a. Popular Mechanics e. Thomas Watson, IBM b. Bill Gates f. Business books editor- Prentice Hall Co. c. Steve Jobs g. IBM engineer 1968 d. Tate Redding h. Ken Olson, DEC ____ 56. "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." ____ 57. "We think of them as 1's and 0's but they are just electrical ons and offs." ____ 58. "the microchip "But what ... is it good for?" ____ 59. "And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you; you haven't got through college yet." ____ 60. "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 15 tons." ____ 61. "....data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." ____ 62. "640K ought to be enough for anybody." ____ 63. "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."

a/60, b/62, c/59, d/57, e/63, f/61, g/58, h/56

A(n) _____ is a sequence of primitive data elements stored in sequential storage locations.

array

A(n) _____ data item can contain only the values true or false.

boolean

A(n) _____ contains 8 _____ .

byte, bits

A(n) _____ is a data structure containing both static data and methods.

class

The ordering of characters in a coding table is called a(n) ___ .

collating sequence

A(n) _____ is a data item composed of multiple primitive data items.

data structure

Many computers implement _____ numeric data types to increase accuracy and prevent overflow and underflow.

double-precision

An element in a(n) _____ contains pointers to both the next and previous list elements.

doubly linked list

In the _____ , memory addresses consist of a single integer.

flat memory model

Assembly (machine) language programs for most computers use _____ notation to represent memory address values.

hexadecimal

A(n) _____ is an array of data items, each of which contains a key value and a pointer to another data item.

index

In a CPU, _____ arithmetic generally is easier to implement than ____ arithmetic because of a simpler data coding scheme and data manipulation circuitry.

integer, floating point

The _____ is the bit of lowest magnitude in a byte or bit string.

least significant

A set of data items that can be accessed in a specified order by using pointers is called a(n) _____ .

linked list

A(n) _____ is an integer stored in double the normal number of bit positions.

long integer (double-precision)

Increasing a numeric representation format s size (number of bits) increases the _____ of values that can be represented.

numeric range

A(n) _____ is one instance or variable of a class.

object

The result of adding, subtracting, or multiplying two integers might result in ___ but never ___ or _____ .

overflow, linked list, truncation

A(n) _____ is the address of another data item or structure.

pointer

In a positional numbering system, the _____ separates digits representing whole number quantities from digits representing fractional quantities.

radix point

A(n) _____ is a data structure composed of other data structures or primitive data elements, commonly used as a unit of input and output to and from files or databases.

record

Unlike ASCII and EBCDIC, _____ is a 16-bit or 32-bit character coding table.

unicode