Define an i/o port. which functions are performed by it?

John recently worked on a project about various programming languages. he learned that though procedural language programs are useful, they have disadvantages too. what is a disadvantage of programs written in procedural languages? a. programs do not represent data complexity. b. programs take more time to execute. c. programs are prone to security threats. d. programs do not interface with multiple platforms.

Jack is assisting his younger sibling mary with her mathematics assignment, which includes a study of the number system. jack explains to mary that whole numbers are counting numbers that could be used to record the number of fruits in a basket. which data type represents whole numbers? a.integers.b.floating-point numbers. c.strings.d.boolean

3. ranga ramasesh is the operations manager for a firm that is trying to decide which one of four countries it should research for possible outsourcing providers. the first step is to select a country based on cultural risk factors, which are critical to eventual business success with the provider. ranga has reviewed outsourcing provider directories and found that the four countries in the table that follows have an ample number of providers from which they can choose. to aid in the country selection step, he has enlisted the aid of a cultural expert, john wang, who has provided ratings of the various criteria in the table. the resulting ratings are on a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 is a low risk and 10 is a high risk. john has also determined six criteria weightins: trust, with a weight of 0.3; quality, with 0.2; religious, with 0.1; individualism, with 0.2; time, with 0.1; and uncertainity, with 0.1. using the factor-rating method, which country should ranga select? why? (2 points)