INTRODUCTION TO JAVA PROGRAMMING AND DATA
STRUCTURES COMPREHENSIVE VERSION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATE
, Section 1.2 What is a Computer?
1. is the physical aspect of the computer that can be seen.
a. Hardware
b. Software
c. Operating system
d. Application program
Key:a See the first paragraph in Section 1.2.
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Section 1.2.1 What is a Computer?
2. is the brain of a computer.
a. Hardware
b. CPU
c. Memory
d. Disk
Key:b See the first paragraph in Section 1.2.1.
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3. The speed of the CPU may be measured in .
a. megabytes
b. gigabytes
c. megahertz
d. gigahertz
Key:cd See the third paragraph in Section 1.2.1. 1 megahertz equals 1 million pulses per second and 1 gigahertz is 1000
megahertz.
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Section 1.2.2 Bits and Bytes
4. Why do computers use zeros and ones?
a. because combinations of zeros and ones can represent any numbers and characters.
b. because digital devices have two stable states and it is natural to use one state for 0 and the other for 1. c.
because binary numbers are simplest.
STRUCTURES COMPREHENSIVE VERSION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 UPDATE
, Section 1.2 What is a Computer?
1. is the physical aspect of the computer that can be seen.
a. Hardware
b. Software
c. Operating system
d. Application program
Key:a See the first paragraph in Section 1.2.
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Section 1.2.1 What is a Computer?
2. is the brain of a computer.
a. Hardware
b. CPU
c. Memory
d. Disk
Key:b See the first paragraph in Section 1.2.1.
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3. The speed of the CPU may be measured in .
a. megabytes
b. gigabytes
c. megahertz
d. gigahertz
Key:cd See the third paragraph in Section 1.2.1. 1 megahertz equals 1 million pulses per second and 1 gigahertz is 1000
megahertz.
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Section 1.2.2 Bits and Bytes
4. Why do computers use zeros and ones?
a. because combinations of zeros and ones can represent any numbers and characters.
b. because digital devices have two stable states and it is natural to use one state for 0 and the other for 1. c.
because binary numbers are simplest.