QUESTION 1
Consider an 8086 CPU used with a suitable peripheral interface IC that is used in an application that utilizes
a scanner that scans a barcode and sends the barcode information to the CPU. Evaluate the above
application and justify with a suitable block diagram, and explanation as to how 10 data gets suitably
transferred from the scanner to the CPU.

A911 dispatcher is the sole sender of messages to all police officers. while on patrol, officers communicate with the dispatcher who, in turn, relays messages to other officers. the officers do not communicate directly with one another. this illustrates a network.

Allison and her group have completed the data entry for their spreadsheet project. they are in the process of formatting the data to make it easier to read and understand. the title is located in cell a5. the group has decided to merge cells a3: a7 to attempt to center the title over the data. after the merge, allison points out that it is not centered and looks bad. where would the title appear if allison unmerged the cells in an attempt to fix the title problem?

Select the correct answer. sean is a computer programmer. he has programmed an application for toddlers that plays nursery rhymes. however, a logic error has occurred in the program. which problem is a likely consequence of the error? a. the program crashes every time the user wants to play the nursery rhymes. b. the program crosses its buffer boundaries and overwrites an adjacent program. c. the program plays a different nursery rhyme than the one the user intended to play. d. the program shows different structures in its programming language code. e. the program introduces new viruses every time the user plays a nursery rhyme.