Q for New years eve

Discussion in 'A+' started by Boycie, Dec 31, 2005.

  1. Boycie
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    Boycie Senior Beer Tester

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    The Keyboard sends a _________ to the CPU following a keypress.

    A) Key Code

    B) Scan Code

    C) ASCII code

    D) Translation code.

    Answer tommorow :morebeer.
    Boyce would like to wish everyone at CF an excellent 2006 :thumbleft
     
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  2. simongrahamuk
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    simongrahamuk Hmmmmmmm?

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    [HIDE]C.[/HIDE]

    HAPPY NEW YEAR to Boyce too. :biggrin
     
  3. Tyler D

    Tyler D Gigabyte Poster

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    [HIDE]C[/HIDE]

    Yep Happy New Year to you All :beers2
     
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  4. binbox

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    [HIDE]I think it's B). Scan Code[/HIDE]

    First sign of Madness refering to yourself in the third person BOYCE :lolbang

    Happy New Year to all
    un prospero año nuevo a todos
     
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  5. wizard

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    [HIDE]I think its C.[/HIDE]



    EDIT (SG) Hide Answer
     
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  6. Jakamoko
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    Jakamoko On the move again ...

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    [HIDE]C for me too[/HIDE]
    Tell Boyce happy new year as well !! :tongue
     
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  7. noelg24

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    I have gone for
    [HIDE] C [/HIDE]

    Happy New Year peeps...dont all get drunk....:biggrin
     
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  8. knightofnuada

    knightofnuada Nibble Poster

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    [hide]Would it be B - Scan Code perchance?[/hide]

    Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year ... yadda yadda :P
     
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  9. hbroomhall

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    I'm going for [HIDE]B[/HIDE] here.

    Harry.
     
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  10. awadhinho

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    [HIDE]key board send an ascii code to the CPU, the answer is C[/HIDE]

    Happy New Year everybody, I wish you all a prosper and sucessful 2006. Happy New Year.
     
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  11. Bluerinse
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    Bluerinse Exabyte Poster

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    [HIDE]My first answer in 2006 is C

    Then I did a bit of research and came up with this page...

    http://www.wonko.info/cybertext/comsys/comsys5.htm

    Scan codes are bussed to the CPU. If the CPU is told (by an intermediary chip) that the keypresses are of a higher priority than the CPU's current task, it first pushes its registers onto the stack. The CPU then checks the keyboard status bytes to determine the overall effect of the keypress, then looks up the key combination to turn the code into ASCII if appropriate - this character is then placed in the keyboard buffer, break scan codes are discarded. If there was a delay (hardware/software configurable) before a corresponding break scan code is received, the CPU generates multiple copies of the ASCII sending them to the keyboard buffer as well.

    So I got it wrong but I learnt something, so thanks Boyce.[/HIDE]
     
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  12. hbroomhall

    hbroomhall Petabyte Poster Gold Member

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  13. wizard

    wizard Petabyte Poster

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    Had a feeling I got it wrong when the B answers started trickling in, hey never mind, you learn something new everyday. :)
     
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  14. _omni_

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    aw man you gave it away :(
     
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  15. wizard

    wizard Petabyte Poster

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    No I didn't you would have seen all the answers given as soon as you replied. ;)
     
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  16. _omni_

    _omni_ Megabyte Poster

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    i know, but you said
    "the B answers started trickling in"
    which implies that the majority were going for B, and since i have no idea what the answer is, knowing that everyone was going for B would ruin my guess.
    :cry:
     
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  17. daveo

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    [HIDE]C?[/HIDE]

    HNY all :beers2
     
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  18. Boycie
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    Boycie Senior Beer Tester

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    Good Variation in answers here.. The correct answer is B :thumbleft
     
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  19. afusco86

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    happy new year everybody
     
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