CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTERS AND PROGRAMMING
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
A(n) _________ is a set if instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.
a. compiler
b. program
c. interpreter
d. programming language - ANS b. program
The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as __________.
a. hardware
b. software
c. the operating system
d. tools - ANS a. hardware
The part of a computer that runs programs is called __________.
a. RAM
b. secondary storage
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, c. main memory
d. the CPU - ANS d. the CPU
Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________.
a. ENIACs
b. microprocessors
c. memory chips
d. operating systems - ANS b. microprocessors
The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the
program is working with, in __________.
a. secondary storage
b. the CPU
c. main memory
d. the microprocessor - ANS c. main memory
This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a pro-
gram is running.
a. RAM
b. secondary storage
c. the disk drive
d. the USB drive - ANS a. RAM
A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no
power to the computer, is called
__________
.
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COMPUTERS AND PROGRAMMING
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
A(n) _________ is a set if instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.
a. compiler
b. program
c. interpreter
d. programming language - ANS b. program
The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as __________.
a. hardware
b. software
c. the operating system
d. tools - ANS a. hardware
The part of a computer that runs programs is called __________.
a. RAM
b. secondary storage
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, c. main memory
d. the CPU - ANS d. the CPU
Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________.
a. ENIACs
b. microprocessors
c. memory chips
d. operating systems - ANS b. microprocessors
The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the
program is working with, in __________.
a. secondary storage
b. the CPU
c. main memory
d. the microprocessor - ANS c. main memory
This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a pro-
gram is running.
a. RAM
b. secondary storage
c. the disk drive
d. the USB drive - ANS a. RAM
A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no
power to the computer, is called
__________
.
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