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