Re: A very quick, informal survey

From: mensanator (mensanator_at_aol.com)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: 8 Apr 2004 09:07:38 -0700

Steven O. <null@null.com> wrote in message news:<og49709khdbf1rr09thq6ko7vc8vpk9glm@4ax.com>...
> I write documentation. The company I'm working for is developing a
> product that transmits data from one computer to another, and the
> order or sequence of data transmission is important.
>
> We need to specify whether the data transmission and storage is
> Big-endian or Little-endian. I've argued that, in addition to stating
> which it is, we need to explain what these terms mean. The
> programmers claim that any programmer worth their salt will know what
> these terms mean.
>
> So, question:
> Do you know what the difference is between Big-endian or
> Little-endian?

Yes, but I don't remember which is which.

> And if you are willing to share: What's your level of education
> (B.A./B.S, M.A./M.S, etc.)?

ASEET (Associate of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology)

> And were your studies formally in computer science, or did you study
> some related field (math, physics) instead? Or did you study
> something totally unrelated, like history?

Digital logic, Boolean Algebra, that sort of thing. No programming.

>
> Thanks in advance for all replies.
>
> Steve O.
>
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