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Why the temporary registers W and Z are named so i mean we start from A, B, C, D, E then H and L coz H stands for higher bit and L for lower bit of the address pinted by memory pointer.. but wats W and Z for?

Answer

As W and Z alphabets are not widely used similarly as W and Z is internally used they would have been named so

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0 2046
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Explain compiler?

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compiler is used to translate the high-level language program into machine code at a time. It doesn't require special instruction to store in a memory, it stores automatically. the execution time is less compared interpreter.


A compiler is a program that translates a source program written in some high-level programming langualge (such as Java) into machine code for some computer architecture (such as the Inter Pentium archiecture).

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What's the maximum hard drive size for FAT16-based Windows system?

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Maximum hard drive size for FAT16-based windows system is 2GB.

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0 2028
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Where's MBR located on the disk?

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Main Boot Record is located is sector 0, track 0, head 0, cylinder 0 of the primary active partition.

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0 2017
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Which is the Stack used in 8085?

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LIFO (Last In First Out) stack is used in 8085. in this type of Stack the last stored information can be retrieved first.

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0 2017
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Define HCMOS?

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High-density n-type Complimentary Metal Oxide Silicon field effect transistor.

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0 2001
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What's the difference between L1 and L2 cache?

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Level 1 cache is internal to the chip, Level 2 is external.

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0 1998
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What is Stack Pointer?

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Stack pointer is a special purpose 16-bit register in the Microprocessor, which holds the address od the top of the stack.

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0 1997