Chapter 1

A bit that is turned off represents the following value 1 -1 0 "No"

0

If you were to look at a machine language program, you would see Python code A stream of binary numbers English words Circuits

A stream of binary numbers

A set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, and other characters is Binary numbering ASCII Unicode ENIAC

ASCII

A component that collects data from people or other devices and sends it to the computer is called a.An output device b.An input device c.A secondary storage device d.Main memory

An input device

The ____ translates an assembly language program to a machine language program Assembler Compiler Translator Interpreter

Assembler

A byte is made up of eight a.CPU's b.Instructions c.Variables d.Bits

Bits

A ____ is enough memory to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number. a.Byte b.Bit c.Switch d.Transistor

Byte

A(n) program translates a high-level language program into a separate machine language program Assembler Compiler Translator Utility

Compiler

In the ____ part of the fetch-decode-execute cycle, the CPU determines which operation it should perform Fetch Decode Execute Deconstruct

Decode

Real numbers are encoded using the ____ technique. Two's complement Floating point ASCII Unicode

Floating point

Computers can only execute programs that are written in Java Assembly language Machine language Python

Machine language

The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the program is working with, in a.Secondary storage b.The CPU c.Main memory d.The microprocessor

Main memory

The words that make up a high-level programming language are called Binary instructions Mnemonics Commands Key words

Mnemonics

A video display is a(n) ____ device. a.Output b.Input c.Secondary storage d.Main memory

Output

The tiny dots of color that digital images are composed of are called Bits Bytes Color packets Pixels

Pixels

This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running a.RAM b.Secondary storage c.The disk drive d.The USB drive

RAM

A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even where there is no power to the computer is called a.RAM b.Main memory c.Secondary storage d. CPU storage

Secondary storage

The rules that must be followed when writing a program are called Syntax Punctuation Key words Operators

Syntax

Negative numbers are encoded using the ____ technique. Two complement Floating point ASCII Unicode

Two complement

An extensive encoding scheme that can represent characters for many languages in the world is Binary numbering ASCII Unicode ENIAC

Unicode

In the ____ numbering systems, all numeric values are written as sequences of 0s and 1s. Hexadecimal binary Octal Decimal

binary

The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as a.Hardware b.Software c.The operating system d.Tools

hardware

Today, CPU's are small chips known as a.Eniac's b.Microprocessors c.Memory chips d.Operating systems

microprocessors

A(n) ____ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task a. Compiler b. Program c. Interpreter d. Programming language

program

The part of a computer that runs a program is called a.RAM b.Secondary storage c.Main memory d.The CPU

the CPU