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(i) Interrupt
Stoppage of an executing program temporarily so as to allow for another with a higher priory to run
(ii) Trouble shooting.
Seeking / searching of a solutions to a problem in s structured / well laid out logical steps..
(iii) Clock speed.
speed of instruction processing by processor.
Kavungya answered the question on November 6, 2019 at 05:59
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B. There is a ready market
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BEGIN
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Read A, B
Y =...(Solved)
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BEGIN
Print “enter the value of A and B”;
Read A, B
Y = A+B
While Y<20 Do
BEGIN
PRINT Y
A = B
B = Y
Y = B+A
END WHILE
PRINT A, B, Y;
END
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