CTS-115 Chapter 2

An American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) file defines up to _____ characters. a. 64 b. 128 c. 256 d. 1024

128

Which is recognized as an input device? a. A cathode ray tube b. An organic light-emitting diode c. A barcode reader d. An inkjet printer

A barcode reader

All of the following are among the advantages of object-oriented programming except: a. Modularity b. Reuse of codes for other purposes c. Effective problem solving d. All of these choices

All of these choices

The arithmetic logic unit (ALU) performs only arithmetic operations. True or False?

False

_____ means saving data in computer memory. a. Retrieval b. Storage c. Stream d. Syndication

Storage

Choose the wrong answer: a. The third generation of computer languages is high-level language. b. The fourth generation of computer languages is natural language processing. c. The second generation of computer languages is assembly language. d. The first generation of computer languages is machine language.

The fourth generation of computer languages is natural language processing.

Choose the wrong answer: a. The first generation of computers is identified by vacuum tubes. b. The third generation of computers is identified by miniaturization. c. The second generation of computers is identified by transistors. d. The fourth generation of computers is identified by VLSI, personal computers, and optical discs.

The third generation of computers is identified by miniaturization.

Application software can be commercial software or software developed in-house; it is used to perform a variety of tasks on a personal computer. True or False?

True

Machine language is the first generation of computer languages and consists of a series of 0s and 1s representing data or instructions. True or False?

True

Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a(n) _____ in computer memory. a. hexadecimal number b. binary number c. octal number d. decimal number

binary number