COSC 1436 Exam 1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
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COSC 1436
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COSC 1436
COSC 1436 Exam 1 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Main memory is directly connected to the CPU - CORRECT ANSWER- True
When the computer is turned off, everything in secondary memory is lost. - CORRECT
ANSWER- False
Information stored in main memory must be transferred to some other devi...
COSC 1436 Exam 1 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Main memory is directly connected to the CPU - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
When the computer is turned off, everything in secondary memory is lost. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
Information stored in main memory must be transferred to some other device for permanent
storage. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
The device that stores information permanently (unless the device becomes unusable or you
change the information by rewriting it) is called primary storage. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
When you compile your program, the compiler identifies the logic errors and suggests how to
correct them. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
To develop a program to solve a problem, you start by analyzing the problem. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
C++ programs have always been portable from one compiler to another. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
Several categories of computers exist, such as ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mainframe,
midsize, and micro
The basic commands that a computer performs are ____, and performance of arithmetic and
logical operations. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- input, output, storage
Main memory is called ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- random access memory
, The ____ is the brain of the computer and the single most expensive piece of hardware in
your personal computer. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CPU
The devices that feed data and programs into computers are called ____ devices. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- input
____ programs perform a specific task. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- application
The ____ monitors the overall activity of the computer and provides services. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- operating system
____ represent information with a sequence of 0s and 1s. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- digital
signals
A sequence of eight bits is called a ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- byte
The digit 0 or 1 is called a binary digit, or ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- bit
The term GB refers to ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- gigabyte
____ consists of 65,536 characters. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Unicode
A program called a(n) ____ translates instructions written in high-level languages into
machine code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- compiler
A program called a(n) ____ combines the object program with the programs from libraries. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- linker
A program that loads an executable program into main memory is called a(n) ____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- loader
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