Exam 4: The Nature of Numeration Systems

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Write the numeral in the following problem as a decimal numeral. By decimal numeral, we mean the system we use in everyday arithmetic. ​ Write the numeral in the following problem as a decimal numeral. By decimal numeral, we mean the system we use in everyday arithmetic. ​   ​

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There were many names mentioned in this section. Give a brief description for the person named in problem, telling how they were related to the development of computers. ​ Douglas Engelbart ​

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Melissa knew that if she flunked mathematics she would be ineligible to play in her team's last five basketball games. When she found out that one of her classmates had been able to change someone else's grade on the school computer, she had this same person change her math grade from F to C. This example of computer abuse was __________ (falsifying information, pirating software, interpreting output, modifying the hardware)

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Change the number Change the number   to base ten. to base ten.

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Tell which of the named properties apply only to the Roman numeration systems. ​ multiplicative system grouping system additive system repetitive system

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Why does the computer meet the need in the following activity? ​ Teaching a person to solve quadratic equations. ​ __________ (easy to correct, repetition, tutorial)

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Why does the computer meet the need in the following activity? ​ Teaching a person to solve quadratic equations. ​

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Change the number Change the number   to base ten. ​ to base ten. ​

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In a strange mix-up, several people (none of whom spoke the same language) needed to pool their resources to survive the scorching desert heat. Eric had 47 bottles of water; Dimetrius had In a strange mix-up, several people (none of whom spoke the same language) needed to pool their resources to survive the scorching desert heat. Eric had 47 bottles of water; Dimetrius had   bottles; Sparticus had   bottles. How many bottles of water did they have all together? ​ bottles; Sparticus had In a strange mix-up, several people (none of whom spoke the same language) needed to pool their resources to survive the scorching desert heat. Eric had 47 bottles of water; Dimetrius had   bottles; Sparticus had   bottles. How many bottles of water did they have all together? ​ bottles. How many bottles of water did they have all together? ​

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Write 27.819 in expanded notation. ​ 27.819 = __________ Write 27.819 in expanded notation. ​ 27.819 = __________   __________   __________   __________   __________  __________ Write 27.819 in expanded notation. ​ 27.819 = __________   __________   __________   __________   __________  __________ Write 27.819 in expanded notation. ​ 27.819 = __________   __________   __________   __________   __________  __________ Write 27.819 in expanded notation. ​ 27.819 = __________   __________   __________   __________   __________  __________ Write 27.819 in expanded notation. ​ 27.819 = __________   __________   __________   __________   __________

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What is the smallest number that uses each of the seven Roman numerals exactly once? ​

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There were many names mentioned in this section. Give a brief description for the person named in problem, telling how they were related to the development of computers. Paul Baran

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Change the number Change the number   to base ten. ​ to base ten. ​

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Write the numeral in the following problem as a decimal numeral. By decimal numeral, we mean the system we use in everyday arithmetic. ​ Write the numeral in the following problem as a decimal numeral. By decimal numeral, we mean the system we use in everyday arithmetic. ​

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Change 75 days to weeks and days. ​

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Change 65 days to weeks and days. ​ __________ weeks and __________ days

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Change the number Change the number   to base ten. to base ten.

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As part of a patient monitoring system in a local hospital, the computer (a) constantly monitors the patient's pulse and respiration rate; (b) sounds an alarm if the rates fall outside a preset range; and (c) notifies the nearest nursing station if either or both of its systems fail to function properly. ​ The computer's capabilities are suited to these tasks because the tasks call for __________ (repetition, speed, program modification, tutorial)

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Illustrate the meaning of the numeral 5 in 805. ​ The meaning of the numeral 5 is __________ (5 units, 5 thousandth, 5 ten-millions, 5 hundreds).

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Write the number as a binary numeral. ​ ​11 ​

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