Computer Science Semester 1 Exam 1

Monitors, Printers, Disk Drives, and the computer itself are all examples of a. hardware b. system software c. application software d. system firmware e. application firmware

a

Which language was created (largely by Grace Hopper) for the business community and the armed forces? a. COBOL b. Pascal c. Java d. Machine Code

a

Which of the following is the brains of the computers a. cpu b. ram c. rom d. cd-rom

a

Which of the following translates a program one-line-at-a-time during execution? I. interpreter II. compiler III. assembler a. I b. II c. III d. I and II e. I, II, and III

a

Which of the following describes ASCII? a. It uses short and long signals, representing dots and dashes b. it uses 1s and 0s, representing electrical current that is on or off c. it uses 1 byte to store a character and is used by programming languages d. it uses 2 bytes to store a character and is used by Java.

a

Who is "The Mother of Programming"? a. Ada Byron b. Susan B. Anthony c. Queen Victoria. d. Queen Elizabeth 1

a

About how many bytes are in a megabyte? a. 1000 b. 1 million c. 1 billion d. 1 trillion

b

Which computer was 2 stories tall, weighed 80 tons, had 19,000 vacuum tubes and was the first functionally useful electronic computer? a. The ABC b. The ENIAC c. The Colossus d. UNIVAC 1

b

Which language was designed by Nicholas Wirth specifically for the purpose of teaching Computer Science? a. COBOL b. Pascal c. Java d. Machine Code

b

Which language was the first to be used in personal computers? a. BASIC b. FORTRAN c. C d. Personal C

b

Which of the following networks has at least one dedicated computer to handle services like logging on, network printing, and file sharing? a. peer-to-peer b. client-server c. Sneakernet d. Internet

b

Which of the following stores temporary information and is erased when the computer is turned off? a. cpu b. ram c. rom d. cd-rom

b

Which of the following tan slates the entire program into an executable file before execution? I. interpreter II. compiler III. assembler a. I b. II c. III d. I and II e. I, II, and III

b

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and UNIX are all examples of a. hardware b. system software c. application software d. system firmware e. application firmware

b

With ____ information it is always possible to make a precise copy of the original. a. analog b. digital

b

information on a disk or tape is stored magnetically by arranging iron oxide which most people call ____ a. air b. rust c. gold d. fool's gold

b

many so-called computer errors are cause by ________ a. the operating system b. floppy data entry c. your computer science teacher d. the computer itself

b

which of the following describes the binary system used by a computer? a. It uses short and long signals, representing dots and dashes b. it uses 1s and 0s, representing electrical current that is on or off c. it uses 1 byte to store a character and is used by programming languages d. it uses 2 bytes to store a character and is used by Java.

b

A _____ is a sequence of instructions, which enables a computer to perform a desired task. a. keyboard b. monitor c. program d. programmer

c

Copying a file to a USB Jump Drive and then handing it to tell a friend for him to copy to his computer is an example of a. peer-to-peer b. client-server c. Sneakernet d. Internet

c

What number system does the computer uses to process information? a. binary b. octal c. decimal d. hexadecimal

c

Which language is platform independent? a. COBOL b. Pascal c. Java d. Machine Code

c

Which language was designed for mathematicians, scientists and engineers? a. BASIC b. FORTRAN c. C d. C++

c

Which of the following stores/retrieves information using laser light? a. floppy disk b. tape c. CD-ROM d. jump drive

c

Who is "The Father of Computers"? a. Bill Gates b. Herman Hollerith c. Charles Babbage d. Joseph Jacquard e. Blaise Pascal

c

Who or what motivated the creation of the Internet? a. Bill Gates with Microsoft b. Herman Hollerith c. The Department of Defense during the Cold War d. Charles Babbage e. Countess Ada Byron

c

Word, PowerPoint and Excel are all examples of a. hardware b. system software c. application software d. system firmware e. application firmware

c

in computers, the main circuit board with all primary computer components is called the ______ a. white board b. surf board c. motherboard d. fatherboard

c

How many BITs are in a byte? a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8 e. 16

d

In what computer did Grace Hopper find a moth which is now widely considered to be the first computer bug? a. ENIAC b. Colossus c. Mark I d. Mark II

d

The connection of all networks in the world is called the a. peer-to-peer network b. client-server network c. Sneakernet d. Internet

d

What little known company created the operating system for the first IBM-PC? a. IBM b. Apple c. Xerox d. Microsoft

d

What translator(s) is/are used by Java? I. interpreter II. compiler III. assembler a. I b. II c. III d. I and II e. I, II, and III

d

What was the first commercially successful house computer? a. The IBM PC b. The Mark I c. The Mark II d. The Apple II e. The Toshiba Laptop

d

Which language added Object Oriented Programming to the existing language C? a. BASIC b. FORTRAN c. C d. C++

d

Which language is made up of 1s and 0s? a. COBOL b. Pascal c. Java d. Machine Code

d

Which language is understood by the computer? a. COBOL b. Pascal c. Java d. Machine Code

d

Which of the following are advantages of an intranet? a. more speed b. more security c. less cost d. all of the above

d

Which of the following describe Unicode? a. It uses short and long signals, representing dots and dashes b. it uses 1s and 0s, representing electrical current that is on or off c. it uses 1 byte to store a character and is used by programming languages d. it uses 2 bytes to store a character and is used by Java.

d

Which of the following is NOT a type of computer chip? a. cpu b. ram c. rom d. cd-rom

d

Which of the following is/are characteristics of early computers? a. very large b. programmed by people switching wires c. used vacuum-tubes d. all of the above

d

when comparing human capabilities with computer capabilities, which statement is not true? a. computers are faster b. computers are more accurate. c. computers have better memory d. computers are more intelligent

d

How have computers changed over the past 70 years? a. computers have become smaller b. computers have become faster c. computers have become easier to use d. computers have become less expensive. e. all of the above

e

Which of the following was invent first? a. Apple II b. slide rule c. ms-dos d. Jacquard's Loom e. Abacus

e

About how many bytes are in a gigabyte? a. 1000 b. 1 million c. 1 billion d. 1 trillion

1 billion