What does the term hardware refer to? - ANSWERThe physical components that a
computer is made of
Programmer-defined names of memory locations that may hold data are: -
ANSWERVariables
Machine language is the only language that a CPU understands (T/F) -
ANSWERTrue
Today, CPUs are huge devices made of electrical and mechanical components such
as vacuum tubes and switches. (T/F) - ANSWERFalse
Which of the following is a pre-processor directive, and therefore is not a c++
statement? - ANSWER#include <iostream>
In a C++ program, two slash marks (//) indicate: - ANSWERA single-line comment
The numeric data types in C++ can be broken into two general categories: -
ANSWERInteger and floating point
A byte is made up of eight ________. - ANSWERBits
The computers's main memory is commonly known as: - ANSWERRAM
A(n) _________ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to perform a task. -
ANSWERProgram
Today's CPUs are small chips known as: - ANSWERMicroprocessors
The statements written by the programmer are called: - ANSWERSource Code
Even when there is no power to the computer, data can be held in: -
ANSWERSecondary Storage
A mouse is an example of: - ANSWERInput Device
A(n) __________ program translates a high-level language program into a separate
machine language program. - ANSWERCompiler
Assembly language is considered a high-level language. (T/F) - ANSWERFalse
You can use a ______ to explicitly convert a value from one numeric data type to
another, even if the conversion might result in a loss of data. - ANSWERType cast
expression
What is the output of the following statement?