CSIS 110: Chapters 1-4 Question and
answers 100% correct
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. - correct answer False
At its most basic level, computer science is the study of algorithms. - correct
answer True
Mechanical devices for performing complex calculations existed prior to the
twentieth century. - correct answer True
FORTRAN and COBOL, the first high-level (English-like) programming
languages, appeared during the first generation of computing. - correct
answer False
Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science. - correct answer
False
When an operation is unambiguous, we call it a primitive operation, or simply
a primitive of the computing agent carrying out the algorithm. - correct answer
True
According to Norman Gibbs's and Allen Tucker's definition of computer
science, the central concept in computer science is the compiler. - correct
answer False
Computer science is the study of how to write computer programs - correct
answer False
, The evolution of computer science began before the development of the first
computer system - correct answer True
The first electronic programmable computer, ENIAC, was built during World
War I - correct answer False
The discovery by Gödel places a limit on the capabilities of computers and
computer scientists - correct answer True
Computer science is the study of computers - correct answer False
Algorithms usually contain a set of instructions to be executed in any order -
correct answer False
Hollerith's machines were one of the first examples of the use of automated
information processing to solve large-scale, real-world problems - correct
answer True
The Analytic Engine was the first computing device to use the base-2 binary
numbering system - correct answer False
Pseudocode is a formal language with rigidly standardized syntactic rules and
regulations. - correct answer False
One of the most powerful features of a computer is its ability to handle loops. -
correct answer True
answers 100% correct
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. - correct answer False
At its most basic level, computer science is the study of algorithms. - correct
answer True
Mechanical devices for performing complex calculations existed prior to the
twentieth century. - correct answer True
FORTRAN and COBOL, the first high-level (English-like) programming
languages, appeared during the first generation of computing. - correct
answer False
Algorithms are exclusive to the field of computer science. - correct answer
False
When an operation is unambiguous, we call it a primitive operation, or simply
a primitive of the computing agent carrying out the algorithm. - correct answer
True
According to Norman Gibbs's and Allen Tucker's definition of computer
science, the central concept in computer science is the compiler. - correct
answer False
Computer science is the study of how to write computer programs - correct
answer False
, The evolution of computer science began before the development of the first
computer system - correct answer True
The first electronic programmable computer, ENIAC, was built during World
War I - correct answer False
The discovery by Gödel places a limit on the capabilities of computers and
computer scientists - correct answer True
Computer science is the study of computers - correct answer False
Algorithms usually contain a set of instructions to be executed in any order -
correct answer False
Hollerith's machines were one of the first examples of the use of automated
information processing to solve large-scale, real-world problems - correct
answer True
The Analytic Engine was the first computing device to use the base-2 binary
numbering system - correct answer False
Pseudocode is a formal language with rigidly standardized syntactic rules and
regulations. - correct answer False
One of the most powerful features of a computer is its ability to handle loops. -
correct answer True
