COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
WHAT IS PROGRAMMING
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why do computers speak in 1’s and 0’s? That language of 1’s and 0’s is called binary. Computers speak in binary because of how they are built. A computer is nothing more than a vast collection of switches.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does a computer get instructions? A computer is given instructions by a human using a keyboard or another input device. To interpret these instructions, the computer uses an operating system, interpreter, or software to translate user commands into something the computer can understand.
Detailed explanation-3: -We only use binary(1, 0) because we currently do not have the technology to create “switches” that can reliably hold more than two possible states. (Quantum computers aren’t exactly on sale at the moment.)