UMBC IS 310 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
A symbolic debugger uses the symbol table, memory map, and source code files to trace
memory addresses to specific source code statements and variables
True
False - ANS True
A java ________ runs inside another program, such as a web browser, and performs functions
such as accepting user input and displaying forms and images
a. servlet
b. applet
c. bean
d. application - ANS applet
A(n) _______ operates with an electrical charge and the attraction of ink to this charge
a. impact printer
b. thermal printer
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,c. inkjet printer
d. laser printer - ANS laser printer
A crucial component of any communication protocol is a method for detecting and correcting
errors in data transmission, reception, or interpretation
True
False - ANS True
Until the 2000s, system buses were always constructed with serial electrical lines.
True
False - ANS False
The CPU communicates with a peripheral device by moving data to or from an I/O port's
dedicated bus
True
False - ANS False
When the data needed isn't in the cache, the access is called a ____.
a. cache miss
b. cache hit
c. cache pull
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,d. cache fault - ANS cache miss
__________ are detailed, precise statements of formal logic written as sequences of CPU
instructions. - ANS Software programs
The oldest and most widely used VoIP protocol suite is _____.
a. H.264
b. H.323
c. Q.931
d. SIP - ANS H.323
Amplitude modulation is sometimes called _______.
a. amplitude-shift keying
b. break-shift keying
c. block-shift keying
d. frequency-shift keying - ANS amplitude-shift keying
Digital still cameras, video cameras, and Webcams use an array of _______ placed behind lenses
to capture reflected and focused ambient light. - ANS Photosensors
S/N ratio is computed as the log of signal power minus noise power
True
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, False - ANS False
If a buffer isn't large enough to hold an entire unit of data transfer, and error called a ______
occurs.
a. heap overflow
b. buffer fault
c. buffer underflow
d. buffer overflow - ANS buffer overflow
Instructions and library calls to the JVM are called Java "______________" - ANS bytecode
_________ are those compiled and linked for a particular CPU and OS.
a. Interpreted applications
b. Intermediate applications
c. Native applications
d. Compiled applications - ANS Native applications
A(n) _________ is a microprocessor specialized for processing continuous streams of audio or
graphical data.
a. virtual signal processor
b. analog signal processor
c. digital signal processor
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
A symbolic debugger uses the symbol table, memory map, and source code files to trace
memory addresses to specific source code statements and variables
True
False - ANS True
A java ________ runs inside another program, such as a web browser, and performs functions
such as accepting user input and displaying forms and images
a. servlet
b. applet
c. bean
d. application - ANS applet
A(n) _______ operates with an electrical charge and the attraction of ink to this charge
a. impact printer
b. thermal printer
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,c. inkjet printer
d. laser printer - ANS laser printer
A crucial component of any communication protocol is a method for detecting and correcting
errors in data transmission, reception, or interpretation
True
False - ANS True
Until the 2000s, system buses were always constructed with serial electrical lines.
True
False - ANS False
The CPU communicates with a peripheral device by moving data to or from an I/O port's
dedicated bus
True
False - ANS False
When the data needed isn't in the cache, the access is called a ____.
a. cache miss
b. cache hit
c. cache pull
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,d. cache fault - ANS cache miss
__________ are detailed, precise statements of formal logic written as sequences of CPU
instructions. - ANS Software programs
The oldest and most widely used VoIP protocol suite is _____.
a. H.264
b. H.323
c. Q.931
d. SIP - ANS H.323
Amplitude modulation is sometimes called _______.
a. amplitude-shift keying
b. break-shift keying
c. block-shift keying
d. frequency-shift keying - ANS amplitude-shift keying
Digital still cameras, video cameras, and Webcams use an array of _______ placed behind lenses
to capture reflected and focused ambient light. - ANS Photosensors
S/N ratio is computed as the log of signal power minus noise power
True
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, False - ANS False
If a buffer isn't large enough to hold an entire unit of data transfer, and error called a ______
occurs.
a. heap overflow
b. buffer fault
c. buffer underflow
d. buffer overflow - ANS buffer overflow
Instructions and library calls to the JVM are called Java "______________" - ANS bytecode
_________ are those compiled and linked for a particular CPU and OS.
a. Interpreted applications
b. Intermediate applications
c. Native applications
d. Compiled applications - ANS Native applications
A(n) _________ is a microprocessor specialized for processing continuous streams of audio or
graphical data.
a. virtual signal processor
b. analog signal processor
c. digital signal processor
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