COSC 1436_Programming Fundamentals-Quiz1 Chapter1
Solid state drive
A ________ has no moving parts and operates faster than a traditional disk drive. A. DVD drive B. hyper drive C. jumper drive D. solid state drive
software
Programs are commonly referred to as A. application software B. system software C. utility programs
ASCII
The ________ coding scheme contains a set of 128 numeric codes that are used to represent characters in the computer's memory. A. ASCII B. two's complement C. ENIAC D. Unicode
Magnetically
The disk drive is a secondary storage device that stores data by ________ encoding it onto a spinning circular disk. A. digitally B. electrically C. magnetically D. optically
machine language
The following is an example of an instruction written in which computer language? 10110000 A. C# B.Java C. Assembly language D. Machine language
fetch-decode-execute
The process known as the ________ cycle is used by the CPU to execute instructions in a program. A. decode-execute-fetch B. fetch-decode-execute C. fetch-execute-decode D. decode-fetch-execute
bit
The smallest storage location in a computer's memory is known as a A. switch B. bit C. ketter D. byte
157
What is the decimal value of the following binary number? 10011101 A. 8 B.28 C.157 D.156
255
What is the largest value that can be stored in one byte? A. 255 B. 8 C. 65535 D. 128
RAM
What type of volatile memory is usually used only for temporary storage while running a program? A. ROM B. RAM C. TVM D. TMM
in main memory
Where does a computer store a program and the data that the program is working with while the program is running? A. in the CPU B. in the main memory C. in the secondary D. in the microprocessor
Assembly
Which computer language uses short words known as mnemonics for writing programs? A. Pascal B. Visual Basic C. Java D. Assembly
Assembly language
Which language is referred to as a low-level language? A. Python B. Java C. C++ D. Assembly language
ENIAC
Which of the following is considered to be the world's first programmable electronic computer? A. IBM B. ENIAC C. Dell D. Gateway
Syntax
Which type of error prevents the program from running? A. human B. syntax C. grammatical D. logical
