Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 17-1 Simon Is Learning About

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Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 17-1 Simon is learning about the inner workings of his computer. Before now, he had never thought about what was going on behind the scenes of his computer. Simon has a friend that is a computer programmer. Until now, he thought that she input data in plain English. However, after reading this chapter, he knows that ____.

• A) his friend inputs data using only numbers to represent the words that she wants to type
• B) her PC works with data that has been converted into code and then into electrical signals
• C) his friend writes binary code to create computer programs before inputting data
• D) isn't a computer programmer because computers write their own programs

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