q 1 Computer memory is typically organized as an array of half bytes, each containing one hex digit.

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q 2

A pointer in C is a variable that contains the address of a memory bit.

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False

q 3

Assume the memory word of a processor has two bytes. Then the two's complement representation of -1 is 0xFFFF.

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False

q 4

Before executing a program, the operating system has to load it into the CPU.

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False

q 5

The address of a C variable b is always given by *b, regardless of the type of b.

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False

q 6

The largest positive number that can be represnted by a C variable of type short is 65,535.

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False

q 7

Assume the memory word in a processor has 2 bytes and that the byte ordering is little endian. A program places the hex number 0xABCD at word address 0x100. Then AB goes in address 0x100 and CD goes in address 0x101.

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False

q 8

The smallest negative number of type int that can be represented in a 32-bit processor has the hex value 0x80_00_00_00.

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False

q 9

If c is a variable of type char, whose value is -128, then the value of (unsigned char) c is 127.

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False