Chapter 01: An Introduction to Computer Science
1. The evolution of computer science began before the development of the first computer system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2
2. Computer science is the study of computers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2
3. Computer science is the study of how to write computer programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
4. Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 7
5. All conceivable problems can be solved algorithmically.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 11
6. Algorithms usually contain a set of instructions to be executed in any order.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 12
7. When an operation is unambiguous, we call it a primitive operation, or simply a primitive of the computing agent
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carrying out the algorithm.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 13-14
8. Mechanical devices for performing complex calculations existed prior to the 20th century.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 18-19
9. Hollerith’s machines were one of the first examples of the use of automated information processing to solve large-scale,
real-world problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 22
10. The first electronic programmable computer, ENIAC, was built during World War I.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 24-25
11. According to Norman Gibbs' and Allen Tucker's definition of computer science, the central concept in computer
science is the compiler. _________________________
ANSWER: False - algorithm
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 5
12. The statement: “If the mixture is too dry, then add one-half cup of water to the bowl” is an example of a(n) iterative
operation. _________________________
ANSWER: False - conditional
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 7
13. The discovery by Gödel places a limit on the capabilities of computers and computer scientists.
_________________________
ANSWER: True
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POINTS: 1
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14. The Analytic Engine was the first computing device to use the base-2 binary numbering system.
_________________________
ANSWER: False - Mark I, Harvard Mark I
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 24
15. FORTRAN and COBOL, the first high-level (“English-like”) programming languages, appeared during the first
generation of computing. _________________________
ANSWER: False - second
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 29
16. The three types of ____________________ used to construct algorithms are sequential, conditional, and iterative.
ANSWER: operations
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 6-7
17. One of the most fundamentally important virtues of a(n) ____________________ is that if we can specify one to solve
a problem, then we can automate the solution.
ANSWER: algorithm
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
18. Leibniz’s ____________________ could carry out addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
ANSWER: Wheel
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 19
19. Charles Babbage gave up on his second ____________________ because the current technology could not support his
project.
ANSWER: Difference Engine
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 21
20. Wireless communications are a(n) ____________________-generation innovation in computing.
ANSWER: fifth
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 31
21. In ____ computer science, researchers study the logical and mathematical properties of problems and their solutions.
a. theoretical b. scientific
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