Computer Systems: General Homework 6

What is your teacher's name?

Mr Munro
Mr McGivern
Mrs Smith
Mr Carey

Pupils in computing have written a program in really basic to help run the tuck shop. Really Basic is a high level language.

Give two common features of high level languages. KU (2 points)

The computer can only understand machine code. What is 'machine code'? KU1 (1 point)

The program uses a graphic. Computers represent graphics by a series of tiny dots on the screen. What are these dots on the screen called? KU1 (1 point)

A pupil called Mark who has been helping to create the program has difficulty in writing. He uses a voice recognition package to produce text. What input device is necessary for the voice recognition package? KU (1 point)

When using it why must she speak clearly? PS1 (1 point)

Mark complains to the teacher that she cannot use all the words she normally does in everyday conversation. Why can he not use all the words he would like to? PS (1 point)

John would like to work on the program while he is away on holiday for the weekend. Suggest a suitable type of computer he would take with him. KU1 (1 point)

Give a reason for your answer to the previous question. PS (1 point)

The pupils intend to send out letters to parents telling them about the tuck shop. When creating the letters both program and data files are used. Give an example of each type of file in this situation. PS (2 points)

How is text represented in a computer system? KU1 (1 point)

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