How are line comments and block comments used?

What will be an ideal response?


A line comment is included as documentation to the programmer or a programmer that
might need to modify the code at some later date. A line comment is signified by //. Anything that
follows the // is considered a comment by the compiler until the end of the line is reached.
A block comment is included as documentation to users of the class. Users of the class are usually
other programmers. A block comment begins with /* and ends with */. A block comment my span
many lines. Any text between the beginning /* and the ending */ is part of the block comment. A
special block comment can be used with Javadoc, a documentation tool included in Java’s SDK, to
create documentation for users of the class.

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What happens to Windows Command Processor and Console Window Host when the command prompt window is closed?

What will be an ideal response?

Working in the Processes Tab
a. Open a command prompt and a web browser.
Microsoft Edge is used in this lab; however, any web browser will work. Just substitute your browser name whenever you see Microsoft Edge.
b. Right-click the Task bar to open Task Manager. Another way to open the Task Manager is to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to access the Windows Security screen and select Task Manager.
c. Click More details to see all the processes that are listed in the Processes tab.

d. Expand the Windows Command Processor heading.
e. There are three categories of processes listed in the Processes tab: Apps, Background processes, and Windows processes.
? The Apps are the applications that you have opened, such as Microsoft Edge, Task Manager, and Windows Command Processor, as shown in the figure above. Other applications that are opened by the users, such as web browsers and email clients, will also be listed here.
? The Background processes are execut

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Folders are containers that store Outlook items of a specific type, such as messages, appointments, contacts.

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

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Standard user accounts can NOT clean up other people's files using Disk Cleanup

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Hop count is ___

a. The number of routers the data packet must pass through to reach the destination network b. A measure of the reliability of the link, typically in terms of the amount of errors c. The time it takes for a data packet to travel from source to destination d. The measured delay time in terms of clock ticks, where each tick is approximately 55 milliseconds (1?18 second)

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