Briefly describe desirable characteristics of a surge suppressor that provides adequate protection from surges and spikes.

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Electric utilities generally recommend a surge suppressor with the following specifications: UL 1449 (second edition) listed; 40,000 amps or more peak protection; 330 volts or less clamping voltage level; 1 nanosecond or less clamping response time; 600 joules or more energy rating; and diagnostic LED status lamps. Some surge suppressor manufacturers offer a specific warranty that pays a user if equipment is damaged while plugged into a surge suppressor and operated according to their recommendations.

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Write Java code that uses a do…while loop that prints even numbers from 2 through 10.

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__________ is the elapsed time between a request for the computer’s attention and the computer’s response.

a. Run time b. Turnaround c. Throughput d. Response time

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When you embed an object, it is physically stored in ________

A) the source file B) both the source file and destination file C) the destination file D) the program file

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Match the following terms to their meanings:

I. Variable II. Constant III. Data type IV. Declaration V. Scope A. Assigns a name and data type to a variable B. Determines how the data is stored in the computer's memory C. Specifies which program statements can access the value stored D. A programmer-defined name that stores a value E. Stores values that are specified at design time and cannot be changed

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