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... stored in register Y. The control unit then stores the number in register Y. 3. The addition symbol is fetched from RAM using the appropriate address and is sent to the decode unit , where it is determined that the numbers in registers ...
... stored in register Y. The control unit then stores the number in register Y. 3. The addition symbol is fetched from RAM using the appropriate address and is sent to the decode unit , where it is determined that the numbers in registers ...
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... stored on a storage medium is referred to as a file . Data files are also sometimes called documents . When a document that was just created ( such as a memo or letter in a word processing program ) is saved , it is stored as a new file ...
... stored on a storage medium is referred to as a file . Data files are also sometimes called documents . When a document that was just created ( such as a memo or letter in a word processing program ) is saved , it is stored as a new file ...
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... stored magnetically or optically on most storage media . With magnetic media , such as floppy disks , data is stored magnetically , which means the data ( Os and 1s ) is repre- sented using different magnetic alignments . The magnetic ...
... stored magnetically or optically on most storage media . With magnetic media , such as floppy disks , data is stored magnetically , which means the data ( Os and 1s ) is repre- sented using different magnetic alignments . The magnetic ...
Contents
IN THIS MODULE | 4 |
Guide to Buying a PC R10 | 10 |
Summary 212 | 19 |
Copyright | |
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