COMP 200 PRACTICE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Algorithm - ✔✔A(n) ____ is a well-ordered collection of unambiguous and effectively
computable operations that, when executed, produces a result and halts in a finite
amount of time.
: Jacquard's loom - ✔✔____ was the first programmable device.
English - ✔✔____ is an example of a natural language.
do-while - ✔✔The ____ loop is an example of a posttest loop.
output - ✔✔Print the value of product" is an example of a(n) ____ operation.
Documentation - ✔✔Part of the job of program ____ is to make clear any assumptions
or restrictions about the input size the program was designed to handle.
65,536 - ✔✔UNICODE is able to encode a total of ____ different characters.
NOT - ✔✔The ____ operation complements the value of a Boolean expression.
two - ✔✔To solve the difficulty of scaling memory organization, memories are
physically organized into a ____-dimensional organization.
Interface - ✔✔The ____ hides from the user the messy details of underlying hardware.
object - ✔✔A machine language program is called the ____ program.
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, label - ✔✔In assembly language, a(n) ____ is a name, followed by a colon, placed at the
beginning of an instruction.
Point and click - ✔✔Icons displayed on the screen are selected with a mouse and a
button using a technique called ____.
bulletin board - ✔✔A ____ is a shared public file where anyone can post messages and
everyone is free to read the postings of others.
data warehouse - ✔✔A ____ contains massive amounts of information that can be
electronically searched for specific facts or documents.
Password Cracking - ✔✔For a given user ID, ____ software will first try all words in its
built-in dictionary, encrypting each with the well-known hash function and comparing
the result with the password file.
memory locations - ✔✔In assembly language, the programmer must take a microscopic
view of a task, breaking it down into tiny sub tasks at the level of what is going on in
individual ____.
source - ✔✔The high-level language instructions are known as ____ code.
read - ✔✔____ is the FORTRAN implementation of "input."
C - ✔✔____ is the most widely used language for writing system software because of
the versatility its design philosophy bestowed on it.
Applets - ✔✔Java ____ are programs designed to run from Web pages.
paradigm - ✔✔A(n) ____ is a model or mental framework for representing or thinking
about something.
F - ✔✔____ is a proprietary language—intellectual property belonging to Microsoft
Corporation.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Algorithm - ✔✔A(n) ____ is a well-ordered collection of unambiguous and effectively
computable operations that, when executed, produces a result and halts in a finite
amount of time.
: Jacquard's loom - ✔✔____ was the first programmable device.
English - ✔✔____ is an example of a natural language.
do-while - ✔✔The ____ loop is an example of a posttest loop.
output - ✔✔Print the value of product" is an example of a(n) ____ operation.
Documentation - ✔✔Part of the job of program ____ is to make clear any assumptions
or restrictions about the input size the program was designed to handle.
65,536 - ✔✔UNICODE is able to encode a total of ____ different characters.
NOT - ✔✔The ____ operation complements the value of a Boolean expression.
two - ✔✔To solve the difficulty of scaling memory organization, memories are
physically organized into a ____-dimensional organization.
Interface - ✔✔The ____ hides from the user the messy details of underlying hardware.
object - ✔✔A machine language program is called the ____ program.
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, label - ✔✔In assembly language, a(n) ____ is a name, followed by a colon, placed at the
beginning of an instruction.
Point and click - ✔✔Icons displayed on the screen are selected with a mouse and a
button using a technique called ____.
bulletin board - ✔✔A ____ is a shared public file where anyone can post messages and
everyone is free to read the postings of others.
data warehouse - ✔✔A ____ contains massive amounts of information that can be
electronically searched for specific facts or documents.
Password Cracking - ✔✔For a given user ID, ____ software will first try all words in its
built-in dictionary, encrypting each with the well-known hash function and comparing
the result with the password file.
memory locations - ✔✔In assembly language, the programmer must take a microscopic
view of a task, breaking it down into tiny sub tasks at the level of what is going on in
individual ____.
source - ✔✔The high-level language instructions are known as ____ code.
read - ✔✔____ is the FORTRAN implementation of "input."
C - ✔✔____ is the most widely used language for writing system software because of
the versatility its design philosophy bestowed on it.
Applets - ✔✔Java ____ are programs designed to run from Web pages.
paradigm - ✔✔A(n) ____ is a model or mental framework for representing or thinking
about something.
F - ✔✔____ is a proprietary language—intellectual property belonging to Microsoft
Corporation.
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