Which of the following refers to a collection of programs that a computer executes? - Answer- Software
Computers are machines that - Answer- execute programs
Computer programming is - Answer- the act of designing and implementing a computer program
Consider the following statements regardi...
CSE 110 Quiz 1 Questions And Answers
Which of the following refers to a collection of programs that a computer executes? - Answer- Software
Computers are machines that - Answer- execute programs
Computer programming is - Answer- the act of designing and implementing a computer program
Consider the following statements regarding computers:
I. Computers can execute a large number of instructions in a fraction of a second.
II. Computer application areas mainly target the research and scientific communities.
III. The physical components of a computer constitute its hardware.
IV. Unlike humans, a computer never gets bored or exhausted when performing repetitive tasks.
Which are true? - Answer- I, III, IV
Consider the following statements about computer programs:
I. Computer programs can be written by someone who has a basic knowledge of operating a computer.
II. Computer programs can complete complex tasks quickly.
III. Large and complex computer programs are generally written by a group of programmers.
IV. Computer programs are composed of extremely primitive operations.
Which are true? - Answer- II, III, IV
The Central Processing Unit is primarily responsible for - Answer- performing program control and data processing
A single silicon chip made from potentially millions of transistors is called - Answer- a Central Processing Unit (CPU)
An example of an output device that interfaces between computers and humans is - Answer- a speaker An example of an input device that interfaces between computers and humans is - Answer- a microphone
Programs that are not running are usually stored - Answer- in secondary storage
When a program begins to run - Answer- it is moved to the CPU's memory
Which one of the following typically provides data persistence without electricity?
I. The CPU's memory
II. The hard disk
III. Secondary storage - Answer- II, III
Consider a scenario in which you develop a Java program on a computer that has a Pentium processor. What step should you take to run the same Java program on a computer that has a different processor? - Answer- The compiled Java machine language instructions can be run on any processor that has a Java Virtual Machine
High-level programming languages - Answer- are independent of the underlying hardware
Which one of the following translates high-level descriptions into machine code? - Answer- compiler
Computer scientists have devised something that allows programmers to describe tasks
in words that are closer to the syntax of the problems being solved. This is called (an) - Answer- high-level programming language
Small applications written in the Java programming language that can be located on the
Internet are called - Answer- applets
What is one of the benefits of using a high-level programming language like Java? - Answer- Problems solved in a high-level language are independent of the underlying computer
Because Java was designed for the Internet, which two of its attributes make it suitable for beginning programmers? - Answer- Safety and portability
An integrated development environment (IDE) bundles tools for programming into a unified application. What kinds of tools are usually included? - Answer- An editor and a compiler
Which of the following are reasons why Java is good, but not perfect, for beginners?
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