Chapter One
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Programs are commonly referred to as _____.
a.
system software
b.
software
c.
application software
d.
utility programs
ANS: B
2. Which of the following is considered to be the world’s first
programmable electronic computer?
a.
IBM
b.
DELL
c.
ENIAC
d.
GATEWAY
ANS: C
3. Where does a computer store a program and the data that the program is
working with while the program is running?
a.
Main memory
b.
CPU
c.
Secondary storage
d.
Microprocessor
ANS: A
4. What type of volatile memory is usually used only for temporary storage
while running a program?
a.
ROM
b.
TMM
c.
RAM
d.
TVM
ANS: C
5. Which of the following is not a microprocessor manufacturing company?
a.
Intel
b.
,Dell
c.
AMD
d.
Motorola
ANS: B
6. Which computer language uses short words known as mnemonics for writing
programs?
a.
Assembly
b.
Java
c.
Pascal
d.
Visual Basic
ANS: A
7. The process known as the _____ cycle is used by the CPU to execute
instructions in a program.
a.
decode-fetch-execute
b.
decode-execute-fetch
c.
fetch-decode-execute
d.
fetch-execute-decode
ANS: C
8. Which language from the following list is referred to as a low-level
language?
a.
C++
b.
Assembly language
c.
JAVA
d.
Python
ANS: B
9. The following is an example of an instruction written in which computer
language?
10110000
a.
Assembly language
b.
JAVA
c.
Machine language
,d.
C #
ANS: C
10. What is the encoding technique called that is used to store negative
numbers in the computer’s memory?
a.
Unicode
b.
ASCII
c.
floating-point notation
d.
two’s complement
ANS: D
11. The _____ coding scheme contains a set of 128 numeric codes that are
used to represent characters in the computer memory.
a.
Unicode
b.
ASCII
c.
ENIAC
d.
twos complement
ANS: B
12. What is the largest value that can be stored in one byte?
a.
255
b.
128
c.
8
d.
65535
ANS: A
13. The smallest storage location in a computer’s memory is known as a
_____.
a.
byte
b.
ketter
c.
switch
d.
bit
ANS: D
14. The disk drive is a secondary storage device that stores data by _____
encoding it onto a spinning circular disk.
a.
, electrically
b.
magnetically
c.
digitally
d.
optically
ANS: B
15. A _____ has no moving parts, and operates faster than a traditional
disk drive.
a.
DVD drive
b.
solid state drive
c.
floppy disk
d.
hyper drive
ANS: B
16. Which of these is not a major component of a typical computer system?
a.
Central processing unit
b.
Main memory
c.
Operating system
d.
Secondary storage devices
ANS: C
TRUE/FALSE
1. True/False: A software developer is the person with the training to
design, create, and test computer programs.
ANS: T
2. True/False: A computer is a single device that performs different types
of tasks for its users.
ANS: F
3. True/False: The CPU is able to quickly access data stored at any random
location in ROM.
ANS: F
4. True/False: All programs are normally stored in ROM and loaded into RAM
as needed for processing.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Programs are commonly referred to as _____.
a.
system software
b.
software
c.
application software
d.
utility programs
ANS: B
2. Which of the following is considered to be the world’s first
programmable electronic computer?
a.
IBM
b.
DELL
c.
ENIAC
d.
GATEWAY
ANS: C
3. Where does a computer store a program and the data that the program is
working with while the program is running?
a.
Main memory
b.
CPU
c.
Secondary storage
d.
Microprocessor
ANS: A
4. What type of volatile memory is usually used only for temporary storage
while running a program?
a.
ROM
b.
TMM
c.
RAM
d.
TVM
ANS: C
5. Which of the following is not a microprocessor manufacturing company?
a.
Intel
b.
,Dell
c.
AMD
d.
Motorola
ANS: B
6. Which computer language uses short words known as mnemonics for writing
programs?
a.
Assembly
b.
Java
c.
Pascal
d.
Visual Basic
ANS: A
7. The process known as the _____ cycle is used by the CPU to execute
instructions in a program.
a.
decode-fetch-execute
b.
decode-execute-fetch
c.
fetch-decode-execute
d.
fetch-execute-decode
ANS: C
8. Which language from the following list is referred to as a low-level
language?
a.
C++
b.
Assembly language
c.
JAVA
d.
Python
ANS: B
9. The following is an example of an instruction written in which computer
language?
10110000
a.
Assembly language
b.
JAVA
c.
Machine language
,d.
C #
ANS: C
10. What is the encoding technique called that is used to store negative
numbers in the computer’s memory?
a.
Unicode
b.
ASCII
c.
floating-point notation
d.
two’s complement
ANS: D
11. The _____ coding scheme contains a set of 128 numeric codes that are
used to represent characters in the computer memory.
a.
Unicode
b.
ASCII
c.
ENIAC
d.
twos complement
ANS: B
12. What is the largest value that can be stored in one byte?
a.
255
b.
128
c.
8
d.
65535
ANS: A
13. The smallest storage location in a computer’s memory is known as a
_____.
a.
byte
b.
ketter
c.
switch
d.
bit
ANS: D
14. The disk drive is a secondary storage device that stores data by _____
encoding it onto a spinning circular disk.
a.
, electrically
b.
magnetically
c.
digitally
d.
optically
ANS: B
15. A _____ has no moving parts, and operates faster than a traditional
disk drive.
a.
DVD drive
b.
solid state drive
c.
floppy disk
d.
hyper drive
ANS: B
16. Which of these is not a major component of a typical computer system?
a.
Central processing unit
b.
Main memory
c.
Operating system
d.
Secondary storage devices
ANS: C
TRUE/FALSE
1. True/False: A software developer is the person with the training to
design, create, and test computer programs.
ANS: T
2. True/False: A computer is a single device that performs different types
of tasks for its users.
ANS: F
3. True/False: The CPU is able to quickly access data stored at any random
location in ROM.
ANS: F
4. True/False: All programs are normally stored in ROM and loaded into RAM
as needed for processing.
