The string module has a variable named letters. Import this variable, and use it to write the function starts_with_letter that consumes a string and returns whether the first character is a letter (as opposed to a number or symbol). Call this function on a string of your choice and print the result.

Acomputer is a multipurpose device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored . the processing unit of most modern computers is a(n) . the instructions that tell a computer how to carry out a task are referred to as computer , which are distributed as software. computers run three main types of software: software, system software, and development tools. an example of system software is a computer system, which is essentially the master controller for all the activities that a digital device performs. digital devices are constructed using tiny electronic components that represent data bits as electrical signals. the system unit houses the system board, which contains several circuits made from semiconducting materials. computers come in three popular form factors: component, , and slate. many of today's digital devices operate on battery power supplied by ion batteries. battery life and lifespan can be extended by following good battery management practices.

Program using c++ only on visual studio pig is a simple two player dice game, played with one die. the first player to reach or surpass 50 is the winner. each player takes a turn rolling the dice. they add to the pot with each roll, having to decide to roll again and increase the pot, or cash out. the risk being they could lose the amount they’ve accumulated into the pot. the rules for each player’s die roll. 1. roll the dice. a. if user rolled a 1, i. the pot gets set to zero ii. the other player goes to step 1. b. a roll of 2-6 is added to the pot. 2. user can choose to hold or roll again. a. choice roll. return to step 1. b. choice hold. i. increment player score by the pot amount. ii. pot gets set to 0. iii. second player gets to roll and goes to step 1. program requirements: ● before each opponent begins ○ output the score for the person and the computer. ○ output the opponents whose turn is beginning and ask the user to hit enter to continue. ● with each dice roll. ○ output the die value, and amount of the round pot. ○ if it’s the users roll ask if they want to roll again ( r ) or hold ( h ). your program should allow r, r, h or h as valid input. if input is anything else, ask the user again until valid input is obtained. ○ the ai will continue playing until the round pot is 20 or more. ● once a player’s score is greater or equal to 50 then they have won, it will no longer ask if they want to keep rolling the die or not. ● once there is a winner ○ score totals are output along with who the winner was. user or computer ○ player is asked if they want to play again y or n. valid input should be y, y, or n, n. ● when a new game starts the starting roll goes to the player that did not roll last. if the user rolled last in the previous game, then the computer rolls first and vice versa. when the program first begins, the player will make the first roll of the first game. development notes : ● you will need a way to roll dice in your program. the rand() function works well, but returns an integer. if we want numbers 0 – 9 we can get the value modulus 10. ● call srand() with a value to seed it. it’s common to seed it with the current computer clock, include ctime, and then call srand(time(

Cloud computing service providers manage different computing resources based on the services they offer. which resources do iaas and paas providers not manage? iaas providers do not manage the for the client, whereas paas providers usually do not manage the for their clients. iaas- storage server operating system network paas- applications interafce storage vertualiation