Ch 1 Quiz

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Which language from the following list is referred to as a low-level language? C++ Assembly language JAVA Python

Assembly language

Which of these is not a major component of a typical computer system? Central processing unit Main memory Operating system Secondary storage devices

Operating system

The smallest storage location in a computer's memory is known as a _____. byte ketter switch bit

bit

Programs are commonly referred to as _____. system software software application software utility programs

software

A _____ has no moving parts, and operates faster than a traditional disk drive. DVD drive solid state drive floppy disk hyper drive

solid state drive

The _____ coding scheme contains a set of 128 numeric codes that are used to represent characters in the computer memory. Unicode ASCII ENIAC twos complement

ASCII

Which of the following is not a microprocessor manufacturing company? Intel Dell AMD Motorola

Dell

The following is an example of an instruction written in which computer language? 1011000 Assembly language JAVA Machine language C #

Machine language

Where does a computer store a program and the data that the program is working with while the program is running? Main memory CPU Secondary storage Microprocessor

Main memory

The process known as the _____ cycle is used by the CPU to execute instructions in a program. decode-fetch-execute decode-execute-fetch fetch-decode-execute fetch-execute-decode

fetch-decode-execute


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