Quiz: Final
Due Aug 21 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 50
Time Limit 75 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1 — Module 8: Week 8.
Contains 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions.
Is limited to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
|s worth 100 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module 8: Week 8.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 21 minutes 92 out of 100
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this quiz: 92 out of 100
Submitted Aug 16 at 8:07pm
This attempt took 21 minutes.
Question 1
2/ 2pts
Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science.
True
False
Incorrect
Question 2
0/2pts
In Babbage’s Analytical Engine, a mill was most like the of modern-day computers.
RAM
processor
logic unit
input/output
Question 3
2/ 2pts
A pattern-matching algorithm may be used to implement a function in a word processor.
find
table
replace
, multiplication
Incorrect
Question 4
0/2pts
A(n) control algorithm executes its instructions in a straight line from top to bottom and then stops.
True
False
Question 5
2/ 2pts
The amplitude of a sound wave is a measure of its
loudness
frequency
period
wavelength
Incorrect
Question 6
0/2pts
It 1s not currently feasible to build a reliable decimal computer due to the degradation and signal loss inherent in current
electrical systems.
True
False
Question 7
2/2pts
A(n) 1s a storage cell that holds the operands of an arithmetic operation and that, when the operation is complete,
holds its result.
decoder
register
|/0 controller
cache
Question 8
2/ 2pts
Registers can be accessed much more quickly than random access memory.
True
False
Question 9
2/ 2pts
A -generation operating system will typically be a parallel processing operating system that can efficiently manage
computer systems containing tens, hundreds, or even thousands of processors.
second
third
fourth
fifth
Due Aug 21 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 50
Time Limit 75 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1 — Module 8: Week 8.
Contains 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions.
Is limited to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
|s worth 100 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module 8: Week 8.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 21 minutes 92 out of 100
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this quiz: 92 out of 100
Submitted Aug 16 at 8:07pm
This attempt took 21 minutes.
Question 1
2/ 2pts
Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science.
True
False
Incorrect
Question 2
0/2pts
In Babbage’s Analytical Engine, a mill was most like the of modern-day computers.
RAM
processor
logic unit
input/output
Question 3
2/ 2pts
A pattern-matching algorithm may be used to implement a function in a word processor.
find
table
replace
, multiplication
Incorrect
Question 4
0/2pts
A(n) control algorithm executes its instructions in a straight line from top to bottom and then stops.
True
False
Question 5
2/ 2pts
The amplitude of a sound wave is a measure of its
loudness
frequency
period
wavelength
Incorrect
Question 6
0/2pts
It 1s not currently feasible to build a reliable decimal computer due to the degradation and signal loss inherent in current
electrical systems.
True
False
Question 7
2/2pts
A(n) 1s a storage cell that holds the operands of an arithmetic operation and that, when the operation is complete,
holds its result.
decoder
register
|/0 controller
cache
Question 8
2/ 2pts
Registers can be accessed much more quickly than random access memory.
True
False
Question 9
2/ 2pts
A -generation operating system will typically be a parallel processing operating system that can efficiently manage
computer systems containing tens, hundreds, or even thousands of processors.
second
third
fourth
fifth
