ch1 compsci exam questions with
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It could be re-programmed by the machine operator - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the
following describes an important advantage the ENIAC had over earlier computing devices?
von Neumann architecture - correct answer ✔✔ What concept describes the idea of storing
computer programs in memory?
Predict the weather, calculate artillery firing tables, Make atomic energy calculations - correct
answer ✔✔ Which of the following was a job for the ENIAC computer?
The number of transistors we can cheaply place in the same physical area doubles - correct
answer ✔✔ According to Moore's Law, what happens about every two years?
Computer case - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following describes the external shell that
holds most other computer components inside?
RAM - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following forms a computer's primary memory, where
information is accessed very quickly but lost when power is turned off?
Removable storage media - correct answer ✔✔ CD-ROMS, compact flash drives, and USB
memory sticks are all examples of what kind of component?
To get higher quality and higher performance in your graphical output
c. - correct answer ✔✔ Why might you want to install a separate video card into your system?
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It could be re-programmed by the machine operator - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the
following describes an important advantage the ENIAC had over earlier computing devices?
von Neumann architecture - correct answer ✔✔ What concept describes the idea of storing
computer programs in memory?
Predict the weather, calculate artillery firing tables, Make atomic energy calculations - correct
answer ✔✔ Which of the following was a job for the ENIAC computer?
The number of transistors we can cheaply place in the same physical area doubles - correct
answer ✔✔ According to Moore's Law, what happens about every two years?
Computer case - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following describes the external shell that
holds most other computer components inside?
RAM - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following forms a computer's primary memory, where
information is accessed very quickly but lost when power is turned off?
Removable storage media - correct answer ✔✔ CD-ROMS, compact flash drives, and USB
memory sticks are all examples of what kind of component?
To get higher quality and higher performance in your graphical output
c. - correct answer ✔✔ Why might you want to install a separate video card into your system?
