CPSC 217 Midterm Exam Complete
Questions With Correct Answers
\.ENIAC - ANSWERS -The first programmable electric computer built in 1945 for
Ballistic missile calculations
\.Program - ANSWERS -A set of instructions a computer follows to perform a
task
\.5 Components of a computer - ANSWERS -1. CPU
2. RAM
3. Secondary Storage (HD)
4. Input Devices
5. Output Deviced
\.System Software - ANSWERS -A program that controls and manages the basic
operations of a computer (Operating System or Utility Programs)
\.Application Software - ANSWERS -Programs that make a computer useful for
tasks. (Office, Chrome)
\.Utility Programs - ANSWERS -Programs that enhance the computers
operations. (Virus scanners, compression software)
, \.Machine Language - ANSWERS -Instructions a computer can understand
(Binary)
\.Assembly Language - ANSWERS -An easier way to write binary programs, no
binary needed, just short words
\.Syntax - ANSWERS -The predefined words that a program recognizes
\.IDLE - ANSWERS -Integrated Development Environment
\.Two's Complement - ANSWERS -The first bit is a 0 or 1 depending on if the
number is positive or negative
\.Floating Point - ANSWERS -Used to encode real numbers
\.Oval - ANSWERS -Terminal Symbols (start, end)
\.Parallelograms - ANSWERS -Input or Output
\.Rectangles - ANSWERS -Processing symbols (performing calculations, etc)
\.Variable - ANSWERS -A name that represents a stored value in the computer's
memory
Questions With Correct Answers
\.ENIAC - ANSWERS -The first programmable electric computer built in 1945 for
Ballistic missile calculations
\.Program - ANSWERS -A set of instructions a computer follows to perform a
task
\.5 Components of a computer - ANSWERS -1. CPU
2. RAM
3. Secondary Storage (HD)
4. Input Devices
5. Output Deviced
\.System Software - ANSWERS -A program that controls and manages the basic
operations of a computer (Operating System or Utility Programs)
\.Application Software - ANSWERS -Programs that make a computer useful for
tasks. (Office, Chrome)
\.Utility Programs - ANSWERS -Programs that enhance the computers
operations. (Virus scanners, compression software)
, \.Machine Language - ANSWERS -Instructions a computer can understand
(Binary)
\.Assembly Language - ANSWERS -An easier way to write binary programs, no
binary needed, just short words
\.Syntax - ANSWERS -The predefined words that a program recognizes
\.IDLE - ANSWERS -Integrated Development Environment
\.Two's Complement - ANSWERS -The first bit is a 0 or 1 depending on if the
number is positive or negative
\.Floating Point - ANSWERS -Used to encode real numbers
\.Oval - ANSWERS -Terminal Symbols (start, end)
\.Parallelograms - ANSWERS -Input or Output
\.Rectangles - ANSWERS -Processing symbols (performing calculations, etc)
\.Variable - ANSWERS -A name that represents a stored value in the computer's
memory
