Why is it more important today than decades ago to evaluate the performance of software?

a) Hardware is so fast that the real limiting factor in a computer is the software.
b) Hardware is becoming increasingly similar, even between systems constructed by different vendors, so the software affects performance the most.
c) Software is becoming increasingly complex so it is harder for programmers to determine if their code is efficient by just looking at the code.
d) Software is becoming increasingly complex and often hides the hardware from the user, creating a virtual machine. Cumbersome software can cause a system to execute slowly, even with the most powerful hardware.


d) Software is becoming increasingly complex and often hides the hardware from the user, creating a virtual machine. Cumbersome software can cause a system to execute slowly, even with the most powerful hardware.

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a. JavaFX applications in which the GUI is implemented as FXML adhere to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, which separates an app’s data (contained in the model) from the app’s GUI (the view) and the app’s processing logic (the controller). b. The model presents the data stored in the view. c. When a user provides input, the controller modifies the model with the given input. d. When the model changes, the controller updates the view to present the changed data.

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____________________ is a historical DoS attack in which the hacker uses the Ping utility to acquire access to a system.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following cable types carries an analog video signal across three separate physical channels?

A. Component B. RCA C. DVI-analog D. VGA

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In order to invoke the Copy( ) method of the File class, instantiate an object of the File class and send as an argument a filename.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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