IT1001/GEM1511K Introduction to Computing
Tutorial
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1. Use the following
encoding system to represent the message:
$INTRO*
|
Characters |
Five-bit
codes |
Characters |
Five-bit
codes |
|
A |
00000 |
Q |
10000 |
|
B |
00001 |
R |
10001 |
|
C |
00010 |
S |
10010 |
|
D |
00011 |
T |
10011 |
|
E |
00100 |
U |
10100 |
|
F |
00101 |
V |
10101 |
|
G |
00110 |
W |
10110 |
|
H |
00111 |
X |
10111 |
|
I |
01000 |
Y |
11000 |
|
J |
01001 |
Z |
11001 |
|
K |
01010 |
# |
11010 |
|
L |
01011 |
$ |
11011 |
|
M |
01100 |
% |
11100 |
|
N |
01101 |
& |
11101 |
|
O |
01110 |
* |
11110 |
|
P |
01111 |
! |
11111 |
2. What is the clock
speed of the fastest Intel and AMD processor available now? (Visit Intel www.intel.com and AMD http://www.amd.com website) Find out the
differences between the two major brands of processors.
3. With increasing
number of softwares installed and data stored, running programs on your PC
appears to be getting slower each day. Suggest remedies to resolve this
problem.
4. List 5 computer devices/peripherals that have
PCMCIA interface.
5. Suggest an
application suitable for parallel processing and one for neural networks.
6. Experts say by
2005 the chip design industry will hit a design ceiling. Where do we go from
there?