Final Exam CS1030

Inputs of 1 and 0 to an XOR gate produce what output?

1

In a computer, what function does a decoder usually perform?

Addressing memory

Name the four important elements of Babbage's Engine that are components of today's computer.

An input device, memory, a central processing unit, an output device

What is the likely motivation for a directed hacker?

Anger, greed, politics

The ____________________ contains instructions and data that provide the startup program for a computer.

BIOS

A ______________________ in computer terminology is a set of wires and protocols designed to facilitate data transfer.

Bus

What does a modification attack do?

Changes software and information

Computer security affects:

Everyone

In hardware, the next step up from the transistor was the transmitter.

False

The term "hacker" originally had a negative connotation.

False

Which of the following is not one of the bus signal groups?

Fetch

Which of the following circuit types is used to create SRAM?

Flip-flop

Which type of I/O processing is most efficient?

Interrupt

Which type of memory can't be written to easily?

ROM

Which of the following memory types is the fastest?

SRAM

What is the likely motivation of an undirected hacker?

Technical challenge

IBM has some of its origins in what 1890 event?

The U.S. Census

What important concept is attributed to John Von Neumann?

The stored program concept

What features of transistors made them superior for computers, compared with vacuum tubes?

They were cheaper, smaller, and cooler than tubes and lasted longer

Most computers today are based on:

Von Neumann architecture