ch1 true false

False

A syntax error does not prevent a program from being compiled and executed.

True

An interpreter is a program that both translates and executes the instructions in a high-level language program.

True

Any piece of data that is stored in a computer's memory must be stored as a binary number.

False

Assembly language is considered a high-level language.

False

Images, like the ones you make with your digital camera, cannot be stored as binary numbers.

True

Machine language is the only language that a CPU understands.

True

Main memory is also known as RAM.

False

Today, CPUs are huge devices made out of electrical and mechanical components such as vacuum tubes and switches.

False

Windows Vista, Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X are all examples of application software.

False

Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs, email programs, Web browsers, and games are all examples of utility programs.