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Test Bank for Invitation To Computer Science 8th Edition Chapter 1: An Introduction to Computer Science. 1. The evolution of computer science began before the development of the first computer system. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 3 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.1 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 2. At its most basic level, computer science is the study of algorithms. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 6 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.2 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 3. Computer science is the study of how to write computer programs. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 3–4 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.1 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 4. Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science. a. True Page 1 Test Bank for Invitation To Computer Science 8th Edition Chapter 1: An Introduction to Computer Science. b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 7 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.2 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 5. All conceivable problems can be solved algorithmically. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 11 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.2 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 6. Algorithms usually contain a set of instructions to be executed in a specific order. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 12 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.3.1 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 7. When an operation is unambiguous, we call it a primitive operation, or simply a primitive of the computing agent carrying out the algorithm. a. True b. False Page 2 Test Bank for Invitation To Computer Science 8th Edition Chapter 1: An Introduction to Computer Science. ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: 13–14 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.3.1 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 8. Mechanical devices for performing complex calculations existed prior to the twentieth century. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 18–19 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.4.1 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 9. The Pascaline and Leibnitz’s Wheel are examples of early computers. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: 22 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.4.1 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 10. The first electronic programmable computer, ENIAC, was completed just after World War II. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 Page 3 Test Bank for Invitation To Computer Science 8th Edition Chapter 1: An Introduction to Computer Science. DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: 25 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.4.2 DATE CREATED: 11/20/2017 10:15 PM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 1:18 AM 11. According to Norman Gibbs’s and Allen Tucker’s definition of computer science, the central concept in computer science is the compiler . _________________________ ANSWER: False - algorithm POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: 6 QUESTION TYPE: Modified True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.2 DATE CREATED: 11/21/2017 2:10 AM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 2:10 AM 12. The statement “If the mixture is too dry, then add one-half cup of water to the bowl” is an example of a(n) iterative operation. _________________________ ANSWER: False - conditional POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: 7 QUESTION TYPE: Mod ified True / False HAS VARIABLES: False OTHER: 1.2 DATE CREATED: 11/21/2017 2:11 AM DATE MODIFIED: 11/21/2017 2:11 AM 13. The discovery by Gödel places a limit on the capabilities of computers and computer scientists. _________________________ a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: 11 QUESTION TYPE: True / False Page 4