CS1301 - Interactive Quiz 4

Any an unsigned value greater than the largest unsigned whole number that can be represented in the computer results in the error condition called ____ overflow.

algorithmic

A(n) ____ circuit is a collection of logic gates that transforms a set of binary inputs into a set of binary outputs and in which the values of the outputs depend only on the current values of the inputs.

combination

To convert a description of a circuit's desired behavior into a circuit diagram composed of AND, OR, and NOT gates, a circuit ____ algorithm is used.

construction

Together, ____ and multiplexor circuits enable us to build computer systems that execute the correct instructions using the correct data values.

decoder

The ____ is the total number of cycles per unit time measured in cycles/second.

frequency

A(n) ____ is an electronic device that operates on a collection of binary inputs to produce a binary output.

gate

A(n) ____ transforms a set of (0, 1) input values into a single (0, 1) output value according to a specific transformation rule.

gate

A large number of transistors, as well as the electrical conducting paths that connect them, can be printed photographically on a wafer of silicon to produce a device known as a(n) ____ circuit.

integrated

A ____ compression scheme is one in which no information is lost in the compression, and it is possible to exactly reproduce the original data.

lossless

The function of a(n) ____ is to select exactly one of its 2^N input lines and copy the binary value on that input line onto its single output line.

multiplexor

To construct an OR gate, you start with two transistors, and they are connected in ____.

parallel

A simple compression technique that can be used on almost any form of data is ____.

run-length encoding

____ is when the leftmost bit of a number is used represent the sign while remaining bits are used to represent the magnitude of the value.

sign/magnitude

In a base-2 and a base-10 system, the value of a digit depends on its ____ within a number.

specific position

The popular compression technique known as ____ code sets is often used to compress text but can also be used with other forms of data.

variable-length

The decimal-to-binary algorithm is based on successive divisions by ____.

2

Characters in the ASCII system are assigned to the integer values 0 to ____.

255

The area of mathematics that deals with the rules for manipulating the two logical values true and false, is called ____.

Boolean logic

____ circuits are used to determine the order in which operations are carried out and to select the correct data values to be processed.

Control

The most common format for storing color images is the ____ encoding scheme.

RGB