What is the value of -14 (base-10) in a 5-bit sign-magnitude system. Show work.

1. declare a constant named cents_per_pound and initialize with 25. 2. get the shipping weight from user input storing the weight into shipweightpounds. 3. using flat_fee_cents and cents_per_pound constants, assign shipcostcents with the cost of shipping a package weighing shipweightpounds.

If an improvement creates no significant change in a product’s performance, then it is a(n) ? a0 design improvement. (there are no answer choices)

Creating "smart interfaces" in all sectors of industry, government, and the public arena is one of the fastest growing hct areas. these interfaces model, interpret, and analyze such human characteristics as speech, gesture, and vision. the field of biometrics, in which humans authenticate themselves to machines, is an area of considerable interest to hct practitioners. fingerprint scans are one of the most frequently used biometric options, and this article, biometric student identification: practical solutions for accountability & security in schools, makes a case for the implementation of fingerprint scans in schools. critique the article, and answer the following questions: according to the author, what are the main benefits of adopting fingerprint scans in schools for student identification? according to the author, what are the main drawbacks of adopting fingerprint scans in schools for student identification? do you agree with the author's assessment of the pl