Python Programming Test 1 Practice Questions With Verified Answers

A(n) __________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task. 1. compiler 2. program 3. interpreter 4. programming language - Answer program The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as . 1. hardware 2. software 3. the operating system 4. tools - Answer hardware The part of a computer that runs programs is called . 1. RAM 2. secondary storage 3. main memory 4. the CPU - Answer the CPU Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________. a. ENIACs b. microprocessors c. memory chips d. operating systems - Answer microprocessors The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the program is working with, in __________. a. secondary storage b. the CPU c. main memory d. the microprocessor - Answer main memory This is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running. 1. RAM 2. secondary storage 3. the disk drive 4. the USB drive - Answer RAM A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer, is called __________ . a. RAM b. main memory c. secondary storage d. CPU storage - Answer secondary storage devices A component that collects data from people or other devices and sends it to the computer is called . 1. an output device 2. an input device 3. a secondary storage device 4. main memory - Answer input device A video display is a(n) ______ device. 1. output 2. input 3. secondary storage 4. main memory - Answer ouput A __________ is enough memory to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number. a. byte b. bit c. switch d. transistor - Answer byte A byte is made up of eight __________ . a. CPUs b. instructions c. variables d. bits - Answer bits In a(n) __________ numbering system, all numeric values are written as sequences of 0s and 1s. a. hexadecimal b. binary c. octal d. decimal - Answer binary A bit that is turned off represents the following value: __________ . a. 1 b. -1 c. 0 d. "no" - Answer 0 A set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, and other characters is __________. a. binary numbering b. ASCII c. Unicode d. ENIAC - Answer ASCII An extensive encoding scheme that can represent characters for many languages in the world is __________. a. binary numbering b. ASCII c. Unicode d. ENIAC - Answer unicode Negative numbers are encoded using the __________ technique. a. twos compliment b. floating point c. ASCII d. Unicode - Answer twos compliment Real numbers are encoded using the __________ technique. a. two's complement b. floating point c. ASCII d. Unicode - Answer floating point The tiny dots of color that digital images are composed of are called __________. a. bits b. bytes c. color packets d. pixels - Answer pixels