cis1 exam1 T/F

LinkedIn allows users to follow one another without confirmation, while Google+ requires you to confirm a friendship.

FALSE

Most browsers require you to enter the protocol and host name in a web address.

FALSE

Much of the processing in the business world concerns updating "transaction files" with changes from "master files."

FALSE

Not all webpages are coded in HTML.

FALSE

Operating systems typically do not include a text editor.

FALSE

Procedural languages act the same regard to the details of assigning a new value to a variable, in the mechanisms, the language provides for directing the flow of control through conditional and looping statements, and in the statement forms that control input and output.

FALSE

Sending and receiving text email messages uses a similar amount of data as talking with others using VoIP with video.

FALSE

The Analytical Engine was the first computing device to use the base-2 binary numbering system. _________________________

FALSE

The Internet is a service of the World Wide Web.

FALSE

The Pascaline and Leibnitz's Wheel are examples of early computers.

FALSE

The statement "If the mixture is too dry, then add one-half cup of water to the bowl" is an example of a(n) iterative operation. _________________________

FALSE

The use of parallelism always reduces processing time because subtasks are being executed concurrently.

FALSE

When you use images on a website, you must store the images in the same folder as the HTML pages of the website.

FALSE

Writing all computer programs in the same programming language would be more efficient because all languages meet essentially the same needs.

FALSE

You must use an FTP application to transfer files from a local computer to a remote computer because you cannot enter FTP commands directly in a command window.

FALSE

Inline styles are identified by the inline attribute in an HTML tag, and these styles apply only to the specific tag in which they are defined.

TRUE

Lady Ada Lovelace is regarded as the world's first programmer on the basis of her correspondence with Charles Babbage and her published notes on his work with the Analytic Engine.

TRUE

Logic programming languages are sometimes called declarative languages. _________________________

TRUE

MP3 is a type of audio file that includes compression.

TRUE

Mechanical devices for performing complex calculations existed prior to the twentieth century.

TRUE

Search text generally is not case sensitive.

TRUE

A fingerprint is a small version of a larger image.

FALSE

A gigabyte is equal to approximately a million characters.

FALSE

According to Norman Gibbs's and Allen Tucker's definition of computer science, the central concept in computer science is the compiler. _________________________

FALSE

Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science.

FALSE

All conceivable problems can be solved algorithmically.

FALSE

C programs cannot make use of low-level information such as knowledge of where data are stored in memory. _________________________

FALSE

C++ is in fact a "subset" of C, meaning that all of the C++ language is part of C.

FALSE

C++ was designed with engineering applications in mind. _________________________

FALSE

Chrome is a Microsoft browser included with the Windows operating system.

FALSE

Computer science is the study of how to write computer programs.

FALSE

Contributors to a wiki typically do not need to register before they can edit or comment.

FALSE

Dial-up access is a type of broadband digital Internet connection.

FALSE

Early versions of FORTRAN allowed the use of mathematical symbols such as < to compare two quantities.

FALSE

Embedded styles, which apply to the entire webpage on which they are defined, are defined in the title section of an HTML document.

FALSE

FORTRAN and COBOL, the first high-level (English-like) programming languages, appeared during the first generation of computing. _________________________

FALSE

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) uses a set of codes called attributes to format documents for display in a browser.

FALSE

ICANN currently manages domain names.

FALSE

Java is the language used to frame database queries. _________________________

FALSE

In HTML5, the <br> (line break) tag does not require a closing tag.

TRUE

A Content Management System (CMS) uses a database to store both the design and content of the website.

TRUE

A content aggregation website allows users to collect and compile content from a variety of websites about a particular topic or theme.

TRUE

A link, or hyperlink, can be text or an image in a webpage that a user clicks to navigate to another webpage, download a file, or perform another action.

TRUE

A shopping cart allows a customer to collect items to purchase on an e-retail website.

TRUE

A web feed contains links to or information about updated or changed content on a website.

TRUE

A web server is an example of a host.

TRUE

Algorithms usually contain a set of instructions to be executed in a specific order.

TRUE

Although C++ supports the basic arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division by providing simple operators (+, −, *, /) to do these tasks, there is no operator for exponentiation—that is, raising a value to a power.

TRUE

At its most basic level, computer science is the study of algorithms.

TRUE

C# offers a feature called garbage collection that automatically reclaims memory no longer needed by the program.

TRUE

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) contain specifications for the fonts, colors, layout, and placement of HTML elements on a webpage.

TRUE

Catfishing is when someone creates a fake online social network or online dating profile and forms relationships with unsuspecting users.

TRUE

Code editors can improve the readability of HTML code by applying appropriate indenting and line spacing automatically.

TRUE

Critics say that the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act prohibits free speech and free market.

TRUE

Early versions of FORTRAN did not include a while loop mechanism. _________________________

TRUE

FORTRAN does allow the use of external libraries.

TRUE

GPS stands for global positioning system.

TRUE

The <ul> tag displays a collection of items in a list format with each list item identified by default with a bullet.

TRUE

The Internet has its roots in a networking project started by an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense.

TRUE

The Internet uses two IP addressing schemes: IPv4 and IPv6.

TRUE

The Safari browser comes preinstalled on Apple computers and devices.

TRUE

The collection of a user's Tweets forms a microblog.

TRUE

The discovery by Gödel places a limit on the capabilities of computers and computer scientists. _________________________

TRUE

The evolution of computer science began before the development of the first computer system.

TRUE

The first electronic programmable computer, ENIAC, was completed just after World War II.

TRUE

Use the attribute target="_blank" to open a linked document in a new window or tab.

TRUE

Using a subject directory, you locate a particular topic by clicking links through different levels.

TRUE

Webpage names should contain letters, numbers, and underscores.

TRUE

When an operation is unambiguous, we call it a primitive operation, or simply a primitive of the computing agent carrying out the algorithm.

TRUE

http://www.nps.gov is an example of a URL.

TRUE