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For the decimal number given below, answer each question in the process of converting the value into IEEE 754-like 16-bit hex format where there is a 1-bit sign, 5-bit exponent, and 10-bit significand.  You must show your work to get full credit.  You may find the above graphic helpful. Given the decimal value 9.375: a) What is the unsigned binary representation for the above decimal value? [a] b) What is the normalized scientific notation for the binary representation and decimal exponent? [b] x 2 to the [b_exponent] c) What is the 5-bit Bias decimal value of the exponent? (Hint: be = exponent + K where K is 15 for a 5-bit exponent) [c] d) What is the 5-bit binary representation of the Bias decimal value of the exponent? [d] e) What is the value of the 16-bit representation expressed in four hexadecimal digits?  The answer will be 4 hex digits.  [e]    

Which of the following is an invalid 4-hexadecimal digit number?

To modify a global variable inside a function, you must declare it with the [answer] keyword.

Accessing Nested Data Structures Given the following list of dictionaries where each dictionary represents a book with keys “title” and “authors” (a list of author names), write a Python code snippet to print the second author of the book titled “Data Science 101”. books = [                       {“title”: “Data Science 101”, “authors”: [“Alice Smith”, “Bob Johnson”]},                       {“title”: “Python Programming”, “authors”: [“Carol Lee”, “David Kim”]} ]

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Es horrible estar aburrido What do you do when you are bored? Do you lie on the sofa all day and watch TV? Read the following advice on what to do about boredom. Complete the paragraph by filling in the blanks with the correct indefinite or negative word. A (1) [BLANK-1] le gusta estar aburrido cuando hace buen tiempo. ¿Qué haces si estás aburrido/a y no hay (2) [BLANK-2] que quieres hacer? Si tienes amigos, es cierto que hay (3) [BLANK-3] con quien puedes hacer (4) [BLANK-4].

En la playa What things do you associate with the beach? Type one word per answer box: The definite article and the word that correspond to each item shown.                                á é  í  ó  ú  ñ 1. [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2]  Ch.07 Voc. 1a umbrella (7ed).png   (for Ch.7 Sun cartoon.png; not for rain) ___________________________________________ 2. [BLANK-3] [BLANK-4]  Ch.07 Voc. 1a cooler (7ed).png   ______________________________ 3. [BLANK-5] [BLANK-6]  Ch.07 Voc. 1a ice (7ed).png  _____________________________ 4. [BLANK-7] [BLANK-8]  Ch.07 Voc. 1a bag (7ed).png  ____________________________ 5. [BLANK-9] [BLANK-10]  Ch.07 Voc. 1a towel (7ed).png  

¿Me lo traes? Match each question in the conversations with the correct response. Use each answer once. Type only the letter in the blank. a. Sí, se lo di la semana pasada. b. No, no se la traje. Ya tiene una. c. Sí, te los traigo mañana. d. No, no me la dio. e. No, no se la di. 1. Mi amigo —¿Me traes los lentes de natación? Yo — [BLANK-1] 2. Mi amigo —¿Le diste la tarea al profesor? Yo — [BLANK-2] 3. Mi amigo —¿Les diste el balón a los niños? Yo — [BLANK-3] 4. Mi amigo —¿Le trajiste una toalla a Jorge? Yo — [BLANK-4] 5. Mi amigo —¿Te dio Jorge la novela que te recomendé? Yo — [BLANK-5]

Muchos deportes Can you identify the following sports? Type one word per answer box: The definite article and the word that correspond to each sport shown.                                                              á  é   í   ó   ú   ñ 1. [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2]  Ch.07 Voc. 2a soccer (7ed).png   2. [BLANK-3] [BLANK-4]  Ch.07 Voc. 2a volleyball (7ed).png  3. [BLANK-5] [BLANK-6]  Ch.07 Voc. 2a mountain climbing (7ed).png  4. [BLANK-7] [BLANK-8]  Ch.07 Voc. 2a swimming (7ed).png 

Which organ plays a major role in long-term blood pressure regulation by controlling blood volume?