CECS 341 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
The computing industry has not improved quite as rapidly as the transportation
industry. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse
The agricultural and industrial revolutions each transformed society. Computers have
led to a relatively recent information revolution. (True/False) - ANSWERTrue
Computer improvements have led to previously undreamt applications like cell
phones, but most signs suggest the improvements are now coming to an end.
(True/False) - ANSWERFalse
The number of PCs sold annually continues to increase at a dramatic rate.
(True/False) - ANSWERFalse
A smart phone isn't actually a computer. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse
Cloud computing often involves thousands of servers in giant warehouses.
(True/False) - ANSWERTrue
Software as a Service refers to installing large software applications on a PC, such
as Microsoft Office. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse
In 2012, about 600 million smart phones were sold. (True/False) - ANSWERTrue
Today's programmers of PCs and servers emphasize improving program
performance by using a minimal amount of memory. T or F - ANSWERFalse
Today's programmers also emphasize energy efficiency of programs. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
The performance of a program depends on many things, like the original program,
how the program is translated to a computer's language, and the hardware. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
A multicore microprocessor is a single processor capable of switching between
multiple programs. T or F - ANSWERFalse
Acronyms are rarely used in the field of computers. T or F - ANSWERFalse
A terabyte is one _____ bytes. - ANSWERTrillion
1000^5 bytes is a _____byte. - ANSWERPeta
, A gibibyte is close, but not equal, to a _____byte. - ANSWERGiga
Behind a car's simple items like steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake pedal are
complex mechanical/computerized details. Those simple items represent _____. -
ANSWERAbstraction
The physical machinery on which software runs. - ANSWERHardware
Software that manages hardware resources on behalf of other programs.
Hardware
Compiler
Operating system - ANSWEROperating system
A program to play tic-tac-toe. - ANSWERApplication system
The collection of software on a computer that provides services to application
software. - ANSWERSystem software
"Bit" is short for "binary digit." T or F - ANSWERTrue
The ISA includes anything programmers need to know to make a binary machine
language program work correctly, including instructions, I/O devices, and so on. T or
F - ANSWERTrue
Binary refers to 10^-1. T or F - ANSWERFalse
Computers use binary because binary is more powerful than decimal numbers. T or
F - ANSWERFalse
Although binary's alphabet contains only two "letters", 0 and 1, the binary alphabet
can represent as much information as the English alphabet's 26 letters. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
The number 12 can be represented in binary as 1100. If a computer's memory
location contains 00001100, then that location contains the number 12. T or F -
ANSWERFalse
The following could be a machine-language instruction: 1000110010100000. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
The following could be an assembly language instruction: 1000110010100000. T or
F - ANSWERFalse
An assembler translates assembly language instructions like add A,Bto machine-
language instructions like 1000110010100000. T or F - ANSWERTrue
An advantage of a high-level language is allowing a programmer to ________. -
ANSWERthink more naturally
ANSWERS (RATED A+)
The computing industry has not improved quite as rapidly as the transportation
industry. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse
The agricultural and industrial revolutions each transformed society. Computers have
led to a relatively recent information revolution. (True/False) - ANSWERTrue
Computer improvements have led to previously undreamt applications like cell
phones, but most signs suggest the improvements are now coming to an end.
(True/False) - ANSWERFalse
The number of PCs sold annually continues to increase at a dramatic rate.
(True/False) - ANSWERFalse
A smart phone isn't actually a computer. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse
Cloud computing often involves thousands of servers in giant warehouses.
(True/False) - ANSWERTrue
Software as a Service refers to installing large software applications on a PC, such
as Microsoft Office. (True/False) - ANSWERFalse
In 2012, about 600 million smart phones were sold. (True/False) - ANSWERTrue
Today's programmers of PCs and servers emphasize improving program
performance by using a minimal amount of memory. T or F - ANSWERFalse
Today's programmers also emphasize energy efficiency of programs. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
The performance of a program depends on many things, like the original program,
how the program is translated to a computer's language, and the hardware. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
A multicore microprocessor is a single processor capable of switching between
multiple programs. T or F - ANSWERFalse
Acronyms are rarely used in the field of computers. T or F - ANSWERFalse
A terabyte is one _____ bytes. - ANSWERTrillion
1000^5 bytes is a _____byte. - ANSWERPeta
, A gibibyte is close, but not equal, to a _____byte. - ANSWERGiga
Behind a car's simple items like steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake pedal are
complex mechanical/computerized details. Those simple items represent _____. -
ANSWERAbstraction
The physical machinery on which software runs. - ANSWERHardware
Software that manages hardware resources on behalf of other programs.
Hardware
Compiler
Operating system - ANSWEROperating system
A program to play tic-tac-toe. - ANSWERApplication system
The collection of software on a computer that provides services to application
software. - ANSWERSystem software
"Bit" is short for "binary digit." T or F - ANSWERTrue
The ISA includes anything programmers need to know to make a binary machine
language program work correctly, including instructions, I/O devices, and so on. T or
F - ANSWERTrue
Binary refers to 10^-1. T or F - ANSWERFalse
Computers use binary because binary is more powerful than decimal numbers. T or
F - ANSWERFalse
Although binary's alphabet contains only two "letters", 0 and 1, the binary alphabet
can represent as much information as the English alphabet's 26 letters. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
The number 12 can be represented in binary as 1100. If a computer's memory
location contains 00001100, then that location contains the number 12. T or F -
ANSWERFalse
The following could be a machine-language instruction: 1000110010100000. T or F -
ANSWERTrue
The following could be an assembly language instruction: 1000110010100000. T or
F - ANSWERFalse
An assembler translates assembly language instructions like add A,Bto machine-
language instructions like 1000110010100000. T or F - ANSWERTrue
An advantage of a high-level language is allowing a programmer to ________. -
ANSWERthink more naturally
