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COSC 1436 Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions Main memory is directly connected to the CPU - ANSWER-True When the computer is turned off, everything in secondary memory is lost. - ANSWER-False Information stored in main memory must be transferred to some other device for permanent storage. - ANSWER-Tr...

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COSC 1436 Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions


Main memory is directly connected to the CPU - ANSWER✔✔-True


When the computer is turned off, everything in secondary memory is lost. - ANSWER✔✔-False


Information stored in main memory must be transferred to some other device for permanent storage. -

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. - ANSWER✔✔-False


When you compile your program, the compiler identifies the logic errors and suggests how to correct

them. - ANSWER✔✔-False


To develop a program to solve a problem, you start by analyzing the problem. - ANSWER✔✔-True


C++ programs have always been portable from one compiler to another. - ANSWER✔✔-False


Several categories of computers exist, such as ____. - ANSWER✔✔-mainframe, midsize, and micro


The basic commands that a computer performs are ____, and performance of arithmetic and logical

operations. - ANSWER✔✔-input, output, storage


Main memory is called ____. - ANSWER✔✔-random access memory

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The ____ is the brain of the computer and the single most expensive piece of hardware in your personal

computer. - ANSWER✔✔-CPU


The devices that feed data and programs into computers are called ____ devices. - ANSWER✔✔-input


____ programs perform a specific task. - ANSWER✔✔-application


The ____ monitors the overall activity of the computer and provides services. - ANSWER✔✔-operating

system


____ represent information with a sequence of 0s and 1s. - ANSWER✔✔-digital signals


A sequence of eight bits is called a ____. - ANSWER✔✔-byte


The digit 0 or 1 is called a binary digit, or ____. - ANSWER✔✔-bit


The term GB refers to ____. - ANSWER✔✔-gigabyte


____ consists of 65,536 characters. - ANSWER✔✔-Unicode


A program called a(n) ____ translates instructions written in high-level languages into machine code -

ANSWER✔✔-compiler


A program called a(n) ____ combines the object program with the programs from libraries. -

ANSWER✔✔-linker


A program that loads an executable program into main memory is called a(n) ____. - ANSWER✔✔-loader


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