Why is the term “firmware” appropriate for describing microcode that is part of a hardware device?

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“Firmware” is an appropriate term because this microcode is somewhere between hardware and software; it specifies instructions that the hardware device executes, but it is also part of the hardware device.

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Which of the following is the legal mode for creating a new RandomAccessFile stream?

a. "w" b. 'r' c. "rw" d. "rwx"

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Which of the following file types from the accompanying figure has limited image quality but can support transparency?

A. GIF B. JPEG C. PNG D. None of the above

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In an Excel table, when a column is sorted it cancels any previous sorts which had been applied

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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You open the SWF Preview panel to closely inspect your document for page transitions, animation effects, and buttons actions. Everything works fine. Later, when viewing the folio or your iPad, some of these features fail to work. What likely went wrong?

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