itp 100 quiz
In Greenfoot, the World and Actor _______ are automatically generated from which we create various Scenarios.
Classes
_______ technology sends electronic signals to the medium where they cause electrons to be trapped in tiny chambers.
Flash
The ________ software programming environment will be used in this class to teach the principles of programming.
Greenfoot
The Greenfoot software tool is supported by the ___________ programming language.
Java
___________ measures the speed of a computer in millions of machine cycles per second.
MIPS
A __________ ___________ is the continual repetition of the CPU to process instructions.
Machine cycle
_________ are actions, like act and move, that are performed by an object.
Methods
The circuitry in the system unit usually is part of or connected to a circuit board called the ________.
Motherboard
A(n) _________ is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all of the activities among computer resources.
Operating system
Computers use the ______ system to detect byte errors when transmitting data.
Parity
The electronic circuitry that temporarily stores the data and instructions with which the CPU interacts is called the ______
RAM
The _______ boolean operator evaluates to true only when all of its components are true.
and
Which of the following is an example of a computer that is designed to process huge amounts of data within large corporations or government agencies?
mainframe
The input device that is rolled on a flat surface to produce corresponding cursor movement is the _____________.
mouse
Items that exist in a programming environment which can perform actions are called __________.
objects
Additional information to a called method is provided via one or more ___________________.
parameters
The 4 basic operations of a computer are input, output, storage and ______________.
processing
A set of instructions that tell the computer how to process the data are called ____
programs
If an OR gate has the input values of 1 OR 0, the resulting output would evaluate to be ___________
1
About how many bytes (rounded) are in a terabyte?
1,000,000,000,000 / one trillion
What is the binary representation of 139?
10001011
What is the binary representation of the hexadecimal number 3D9?
1111011001
What is the decimal value of the binary number 101011?
43
What is the decimal value of the hexadecimal number 2E?
46
There are ____ bits in every byte.
8
Each storage location in memory is identified with a/an ____.
Address
A ________________ can connect up to 127 different peripheral devices to the system unit with a single industry-standard connector type.
USB
A person who utilizes software programs or has daily hands-on contact with a computer is called a/an __________
User
The _________coding scheme is used to represent data characters on PCs.
ASCII
The binary system uses two digits, ___ and ____
0 and 1
What contains circuitry that executes the calculations performed by the CPU?
ALU
The process of comparing the performance of different computers when executing the same program is known as __________
Benchmark(ing)
Operations that manipulate true/false values are called ______ operators.
Boolean
The _________ is a collection of wires that transfers data bytes between the CPU and memory.
Bus
The ________ technology allows CDs to be rewritten.
CD-RW
What manipulates input data into processed information?
CPU
Task-oriented software that helps keep records about collections of interrelated facts is called __________________
Database
A letter, digit, or special character is represented by a(n) _____
byte
The function of the _____ helps speed the processes of a computer
cache
Computers convert source code into machine language before it is executed through the process of _______________
compiling
Which of the following coordinates the activities of extracting instructions from memory and then determines what the program is telling the computer to do?
control unit
Factual material to be processed by the computer is called _____
data
Personal computers are designed to process data as ________
digital signals
Today, many programs have a _____ that provides visual clues such as icons
graphical user interface
The _______ includes the physical components of the computer, including the computer itself as well as the keyboard, monitor, and speakers.
hardware
Which of the following is not a characteristic of computers?
increased operation costs
The _________ cycle is responsible for fetching instructions from RAM and decoding them to process by the computer.
instruction
The programming terminology for executing a method is ________________ a method.
invoking/calling
Application software is used for all of the following reasons except _________
to coordinate all the activities among hardware devices
RAM is said to be _________, because when you switch off the computer s power, all of the information in RAM is irretrievably lost.
volatile