CSIS 110 Chapter 6 Question and
answers already passed
How big is the Pep/8 program counter? - correct answer 16 bits
True or False? A comment in a program is explanatory text for the human
reader. - correct answer True
Which register holds the results of operations? - correct answer Accumulator
Which of the following represent the function(s) of the accumulator (A
register)? - correct answer The accumulator holds data AND the results of
computer operations.
How big is the Pep/8 accumulator? - correct answer 16 bits
What is an assembler directive? - correct answer An instruction to the
assembler program
True or False? The data-coverage testing approach tests the limits of the
program's data. - correct answer True
Which of the following is an instruction to the assembler program? - correct
answer Assembler directive
How big is each memory address in the Pep/8 machine? - correct answer 16
bits
, True or False? The loader is software that puts a machine-language program
into memory so that it can be executed. - correct answer True
True or False? Very few programs are written in machine language today. -
correct answer True
Which register holds a copy of the instruction being executed? - correct
answer Instruction register
True or False? Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent application for the Z1 computer,
with program and data modifiable in storage, anticipated the von Neumann
architecture by nine years. - correct answer True
Since the word length in the Pep/8 virtual computer is 2 bytes, how long is the
information that flows into and out of the arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) of the
PEP/8's CPU? - correct answer 16 bits
Which of the following is not a valid mnemonic in the Pep/8 assembly
language? - correct answer REPEAT
True or False? The Pep/8 system includes a simulator that can be used to
input and run programs. - correct answer True
True or False? In Pep/8 assembly language, decisions can be made using
instructions that check the status of the accumulator. - correct answer True
True or False? A test plan is a document that specifies how a program is to be
tested. - correct answer True
answers already passed
How big is the Pep/8 program counter? - correct answer 16 bits
True or False? A comment in a program is explanatory text for the human
reader. - correct answer True
Which register holds the results of operations? - correct answer Accumulator
Which of the following represent the function(s) of the accumulator (A
register)? - correct answer The accumulator holds data AND the results of
computer operations.
How big is the Pep/8 accumulator? - correct answer 16 bits
What is an assembler directive? - correct answer An instruction to the
assembler program
True or False? The data-coverage testing approach tests the limits of the
program's data. - correct answer True
Which of the following is an instruction to the assembler program? - correct
answer Assembler directive
How big is each memory address in the Pep/8 machine? - correct answer 16
bits
, True or False? The loader is software that puts a machine-language program
into memory so that it can be executed. - correct answer True
True or False? Very few programs are written in machine language today. -
correct answer True
Which register holds a copy of the instruction being executed? - correct
answer Instruction register
True or False? Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent application for the Z1 computer,
with program and data modifiable in storage, anticipated the von Neumann
architecture by nine years. - correct answer True
Since the word length in the Pep/8 virtual computer is 2 bytes, how long is the
information that flows into and out of the arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) of the
PEP/8's CPU? - correct answer 16 bits
Which of the following is not a valid mnemonic in the Pep/8 assembly
language? - correct answer REPEAT
True or False? The Pep/8 system includes a simulator that can be used to
input and run programs. - correct answer True
True or False? In Pep/8 assembly language, decisions can be made using
instructions that check the status of the accumulator. - correct answer True
True or False? A test plan is a document that specifies how a program is to be
tested. - correct answer True
