COP1334 Ch. 1 Quiz

Machine language is an example of a high-level language. T/F

False

An example of a secondary storage device is:

The disk drive

What statement best describes a variable and its primary purpose?

A variable is a named storage location in the computer's memory used for holding a piece of information.

The computer's main memory is commonly known as:

RAM

What does the term hardware refer to?

The physical components that a computer is made of

A variable declaration announces the name of a variable that will be used in a program, as well as:

The type of data it will be used to hold

A CPU really only understands instructions that are written in machine language. T/F

True

In C++, key words are written in all lowercase letters. T/F

True

Software engineering is a field that encompasses designing, writing, testing, debugging, documenting, modifying, and maintaining computer programs. T/F

True

The name for a memory location that may hold data is:

Variable

During which stage does the central processing unit analyze the instruction and encode it in the form of a number, and then generate an electronic signal?

decode

The ________ decodes an instruction and generates electrical signals.

Control Unit

The programming process consists of several steps, which include:

Design, Creation, Testing, and Debugging

This term refers to the programmer reading the program from the beginning and stepping through each statement.

Desk Checking

The preprocessor executes after the compiler. T/F

False

Which of the following is a preprocessor directive?

#include <iostream>

An Integrated Development Environment typically consists of: *A text editor *A compiler *A debugger *All of these *None of these

All of these

At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit. The CPU's job is: *To fetch instructions *To carry out the operations commanded by the instructions *To produce some outcome or resultant information *All of these *None of these

All of these

Characters or symbols that perform operations on one or more operands are:

Operators

Which of the following is not one of the five major components of a computer system?

Preprocessor

A(n) ________ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to solve a problem.

Program

This is a set of rules that must be followed when constructing a program.

Syntax

During which stage does the central processing unit retrieve from main memory the next instruction in the sequence of program instructions?

fetch

The programmer usually enters source code into a computer using:

A text editor