CISP 300 Final Question and answers
100% correct 2025
Microsoft Word - correct answer Which of the following is not an example of
operating system software?
Translates and Execute - correct answer What function(s) does an interpreter
perform with the instructions in a high-level programming language?
Assembly - correct answer Which computer language uses short words
known as mnemonics for writing programs?
Fetch-decode-execute - correct answer The process known as the ________
cycle is used by the CPU to execute instructions in a program.
Twos complement - correct answer What is the encoding technique called that
is used to store negative numbers in the computer's memory?
ASCII - correct answer The ________ coding scheme contains a set of 128
numeric codes that are used to represent characters in a computer's memory.
bit - correct answer The smallest storage location in a computer's memory is
known as a ________.
All of these - correct answer Which of the following devices is a computer?
False - correct answer Programs that use an interpreter generally execute
faster than compiled programs because they are already entirely translated
into machine language when executed.
,False - correct answer Assembly language is referred to as a low-level
language because it is close to the C++ language.
True - correct answer The instruction set for a microprocessor is unique and is
typically understood only by the microprocessors of the same brand.
A bit that is turned off is represented by the value -1. - correct answer False
RAM is a volatile memory used for temporary storage while a program is
running. - correct answer True
syntax - correct answer A program cannot be translated if it has ________
errors.
source code - correct answer The statements that a programmer writes in a
high-level language are called ________.
compiler - correct answer A(n) ________ is a program that translates a high-
level language program into a separate machine language program.
high-level - correct answer A(n) ________ language allows the programmer to
create very powerful and complex programs without knowing how the CPU
works.
unicode - correct answer The ________ is an extensive encoding scheme that
is compatible with ASCII and can represent the characters of all the
languages in the world.
, binary - correct answer In ________, all numeric values are written as a
sequence of 1s and 0s.
CPU - correct answer The ________ is the most important component in a
computer because without it, the computer could not run software.
logic - correct answer Which error produces incorrect results but does not
prevent the program from running?
Pseudocode - correct answer What is the informal language that
programmers use to create models of programs that have no syntax rules and
are not meant to be compiled or executed?
Flowchart - correct answer The ________ is a diagram that graphically
depicts the steps that take place in a program.
Processing - correct answer Which symbol is used for an assignment
statement in a flowchart?
∧ - correct answer Which mathematical operator is used to raise five to the
second power?
15 - correct answer The value of the expression 12 - 4 * + 9 is ________.
Number - correct answer Which of the following is not a variable data type?
Named constant - correct answer A(n) ________ is a name that represents a
value that cannot be changed during the program's execution.
100% correct 2025
Microsoft Word - correct answer Which of the following is not an example of
operating system software?
Translates and Execute - correct answer What function(s) does an interpreter
perform with the instructions in a high-level programming language?
Assembly - correct answer Which computer language uses short words
known as mnemonics for writing programs?
Fetch-decode-execute - correct answer The process known as the ________
cycle is used by the CPU to execute instructions in a program.
Twos complement - correct answer What is the encoding technique called that
is used to store negative numbers in the computer's memory?
ASCII - correct answer The ________ coding scheme contains a set of 128
numeric codes that are used to represent characters in a computer's memory.
bit - correct answer The smallest storage location in a computer's memory is
known as a ________.
All of these - correct answer Which of the following devices is a computer?
False - correct answer Programs that use an interpreter generally execute
faster than compiled programs because they are already entirely translated
into machine language when executed.
,False - correct answer Assembly language is referred to as a low-level
language because it is close to the C++ language.
True - correct answer The instruction set for a microprocessor is unique and is
typically understood only by the microprocessors of the same brand.
A bit that is turned off is represented by the value -1. - correct answer False
RAM is a volatile memory used for temporary storage while a program is
running. - correct answer True
syntax - correct answer A program cannot be translated if it has ________
errors.
source code - correct answer The statements that a programmer writes in a
high-level language are called ________.
compiler - correct answer A(n) ________ is a program that translates a high-
level language program into a separate machine language program.
high-level - correct answer A(n) ________ language allows the programmer to
create very powerful and complex programs without knowing how the CPU
works.
unicode - correct answer The ________ is an extensive encoding scheme that
is compatible with ASCII and can represent the characters of all the
languages in the world.
, binary - correct answer In ________, all numeric values are written as a
sequence of 1s and 0s.
CPU - correct answer The ________ is the most important component in a
computer because without it, the computer could not run software.
logic - correct answer Which error produces incorrect results but does not
prevent the program from running?
Pseudocode - correct answer What is the informal language that
programmers use to create models of programs that have no syntax rules and
are not meant to be compiled or executed?
Flowchart - correct answer The ________ is a diagram that graphically
depicts the steps that take place in a program.
Processing - correct answer Which symbol is used for an assignment
statement in a flowchart?
∧ - correct answer Which mathematical operator is used to raise five to the
second power?
15 - correct answer The value of the expression 12 - 4 * + 9 is ________.
Number - correct answer Which of the following is not a variable data type?
Named constant - correct answer A(n) ________ is a name that represents a
value that cannot be changed during the program's execution.
