Ch 1 CIST 1305

What is the largest value that can be stored in one byte? A. 255 B. 65535 C. 8 D. 128

A. 255

Which language from the following list is referred to as a low-level language? A. Assembly language B. Python C. C++ D. JAVA

A. Assembly language

The following is an example of an instruction written in which computer language? 10110000 A. Machine language B. C # C. JAVA D. Assembly language

A. Machine language

*Which of the following devices is a computer? iPods® Car navigation systems BlackBerries® Cell phones All of these

All of these

*Which computer language uses short words known as mnemonics for writing programs? Visual Basic Java Assembly C# Pascal

Assembly

Where does a computer store a program and the data that the program is working with while the program is running? A. secondary storage B. main memory C. microprocessor D. CPU

B. Main Memory

Which computer language uses short words known as mnemonics for writing programs? A. Pascal B. Visual Basic C. Assembly D. Java

C. Assembly

Which of the following is not a microprocessor manufacturing company? A. Motorola B. AMD C. Dell D. Intel

C. Dell

Which of the following is considered to be the world's first programmable electronic computer? A. GATEWAY B. IBM C. ENIAC D. DELL

C. ENIAC

What is the encoding technique called that is used to store negative numbers in the computer's memory? A. Unicode B. floating-point notation C. two's complement D. ASCII

C. Two's complement

Programs are commonly referred to as ________. A. system software B. application software C. software D. utility programs

C. software

*True/False: Computers are designed to do just one job.

False

*True/False: A bit that is turned off is represented by the value -1.

False

True/False: A computer is a single device that performs different types of tasks for its users

False

True/False: All programs are normally stored in ROM and loaded into RAM as needed for processing.

False

True/False: The CPU is able to quickly access data stored at any random location in ROM.

False

True/False: The Python language uses a compiler, which is a program that both translates and executes the instructions in a high level language.

False

*The process known as the ________ cycle is used by the CPU to execute instructions in a program. Decode- fetch-execute Fetch-decode-execute Execute-fetch-decode Fetch-execute-decode Decode-execute-fetch

Fetch-decode-execute

*A computer system consists of all of the following, exept___. A) Secondary storage devices B) Operating System C) Input and Output devices D) Main memory E) Central processing system

Operating System

*What function(s) does an interpreter perform with the instructions in a high-level programming language? Compiles and Translates Translates and Execute Translates Executes Compiles

Translates and Execute

*True/False: The main reason for using secondary storage is to hold data for long periods of time, even when the power supply to the computer is turned off.

True

*True/False: RAM is a volatile memory used for temporary storage while a program is running.

True

True/False: A software developer is the person with the training to design, create, and test computer programs.

True

True/False: The CPU understands instructions written in a binary machine language.

True

True/False: The instruction set for a microprocessor is unique and is typically understood only by the microprocessors of the same brand.

True

The _____ coding scheme contains a set of 128 numeric codes that are used to represent characters in the computer memory. a. Unicode b. ASCII c. ENIAC d. twos complement

b. ASCII

A _____ has no moving parts, and operates faster than a traditional disk drive. a. DVD drive b. solid state drive c. floppy disk d. hyper drive

b. solid state drive

*The smallest storage location in a computer's memory is known as a ________. bit word letter byte switch

bit

Which of these is not a major component of a typical computer system? a. Central processing unit b. Main memory c. Operating system d. Secondary storage devices

c. Operating system

What type of volatile memory is usually used only for temporary storage while running a program? a. ROM b. TMM c. RAM d. TVM

c. RAM

*The disk drive is a secondary storage device that stores data by ________ encoding it onto circular disks. electrically magnetically digitally optically None of these

magnetically