Homework 2: Low-Level Basics

CS 110 • 10 Points Total
Due on-line Wed. Jan. 31, 2018

Assignment

Use Wikipedia and other online resources to answer the following questions. Repeat the questions being answered, then answer the questions.

  1. For each of the following computers and video game consoles, list its CPU speed and amount of RAM it has: Atari 2600, Nintendo NES, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, your computer. (4 pts)

  2. What is Machine Language? What is Assembly Language? (3 pts)

  3. What are the ASCII codes (numbers that represent characters) for each of the following letters? A, Z, a, z, 0, 9. Example: the ASCII code for a question mark character is 63. (3 pts)
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