CS 1400 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
One byte has ______ bits. - Answers - 8
True or False: Computer memory, also called RAM, is volitile. - Answers - true
Python is an example of ______ language. - Answers - an interpreted high-level
What does CPU stand for? - Answers - central processing unit
True or False: An assembly language is a high-level language - Answers - false
True or False: An assembly language uses a short instruction (keyword) that can be
translated into machine language - Answers - true
True or False: An assembly language uses an assembler to convert to machine
code/language - Answers - true
True or False: An assembly language is easier than writing in machine code - Answers -
true
Strogum is the name of a new programming language I just learned about. When I
process a Strogum source code file a new file is created. I can then run this file to start
the program execution. Strogum is most likely what kind of programming language? -
Answers - compiled
ASCII character encoding uses a 7-bit encoding, which means there are 128 possible
character values. I just learned of another encoding scheme called Phlem that uses a 4-
bit encoding. How many possible characters can Phlem have? - Answers - 16
True or False: A gigabyte holds more data than two Megabytes. - Answers - true
What is the binary representation of the base-10 number 11, using 4-bits? - Answers -
1011
True or False: 1 MB is the same as 1Mb. - Answers - false
True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is controlling and
monitoring system activities. - Answers - true
True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is to provide networking
capabilities. - Answers - false
, True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is allocating and
managing system resources - Answers - true
True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is scheduling operations -
Answers - true
how fast is the CPU compared with other components of a computer? - Answers -
fastest
how fast is the memory compared with other components of a computer? - Answers -
fast
how fast is the storage compared with other components of a computer? - Answers -
slow
What language does a CPU understand? - Answers - machine language
Phlem is the name of a new programming language I just learned about. When I
process a Phlem file I end up with another file that I can then execute to run my
program I wrote in Phlem. Phlem is most likely what kind of programming language? -
Answers - complied
What is the nickname for the CPU? - Answers - the brains of the computer
What does RAM stand for? - Answers - Random access memory
Memory is usually stored in _______. - Answers - gigabytes
When you turn the power off to your computer what happens to the memory? - Answers
- it is erased
Where long term data is stored ( hard drives, flash drives), is also slow to access. -
Answers - storage
A printer, mouse, keyboard, and monitor are all examples of_____. - Answers - input
output
Wifi and bluetooth are examples of _____. - Answers - communication
______ is just a list of instructions - Answers - program
Machine language - Answers - the computer's native language
______ short instructions that can be translated to machine language. - Answers -
assembly language
ANSWERS
One byte has ______ bits. - Answers - 8
True or False: Computer memory, also called RAM, is volitile. - Answers - true
Python is an example of ______ language. - Answers - an interpreted high-level
What does CPU stand for? - Answers - central processing unit
True or False: An assembly language is a high-level language - Answers - false
True or False: An assembly language uses a short instruction (keyword) that can be
translated into machine language - Answers - true
True or False: An assembly language uses an assembler to convert to machine
code/language - Answers - true
True or False: An assembly language is easier than writing in machine code - Answers -
true
Strogum is the name of a new programming language I just learned about. When I
process a Strogum source code file a new file is created. I can then run this file to start
the program execution. Strogum is most likely what kind of programming language? -
Answers - compiled
ASCII character encoding uses a 7-bit encoding, which means there are 128 possible
character values. I just learned of another encoding scheme called Phlem that uses a 4-
bit encoding. How many possible characters can Phlem have? - Answers - 16
True or False: A gigabyte holds more data than two Megabytes. - Answers - true
What is the binary representation of the base-10 number 11, using 4-bits? - Answers -
1011
True or False: 1 MB is the same as 1Mb. - Answers - false
True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is controlling and
monitoring system activities. - Answers - true
True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is to provide networking
capabilities. - Answers - false
, True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is allocating and
managing system resources - Answers - true
True or False: One of the major tasks of an operating system is scheduling operations -
Answers - true
how fast is the CPU compared with other components of a computer? - Answers -
fastest
how fast is the memory compared with other components of a computer? - Answers -
fast
how fast is the storage compared with other components of a computer? - Answers -
slow
What language does a CPU understand? - Answers - machine language
Phlem is the name of a new programming language I just learned about. When I
process a Phlem file I end up with another file that I can then execute to run my
program I wrote in Phlem. Phlem is most likely what kind of programming language? -
Answers - complied
What is the nickname for the CPU? - Answers - the brains of the computer
What does RAM stand for? - Answers - Random access memory
Memory is usually stored in _______. - Answers - gigabytes
When you turn the power off to your computer what happens to the memory? - Answers
- it is erased
Where long term data is stored ( hard drives, flash drives), is also slow to access. -
Answers - storage
A printer, mouse, keyboard, and monitor are all examples of_____. - Answers - input
output
Wifi and bluetooth are examples of _____. - Answers - communication
______ is just a list of instructions - Answers - program
Machine language - Answers - the computer's native language
______ short instructions that can be translated to machine language. - Answers -
assembly language
