Chap 01 3e
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. An algorithm solves a general class of problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. When using a computer, human users primarily interact with the memory.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Informally, a computing agent is like a recipe.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. The people known as “computers” working on cryptanalysis and ballistics calculations during World War II were
primarily men highly skilled in mathematics and puzzle solving.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. A programmer typically starts by writing high-level language statements in a text editor.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. An important part of any operating system is its file system, which allows human users to organize their data and
programs in permanent storage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Ancient mathematicians developed the first algorithms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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8. In 1984, Apple Computer brought forth the Macintosh, the first successful mass-produced personal computer
with a graphical user interface.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. In the 1960s, batch processing sometimes caused a programmer to wait days for results, including error
messages.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. The most important example of system software is a computer's operating system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. By the mid-1980s, the ARPANET had grown into what we now call the Internet, connecting computers owned
by large institutions, small organizations, and individuals all over the world.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. In the 1930s, the mathematician Blaise Pascal explored the theoretical foundations and limits of algorithms and
computation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. In the early 1940s, computer scientists realized that a symbolic notation could be used instead of machine code,
and the first assembly languages appeared.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. The first electronic digital computers, sometimes called mainframe computers, consisted of vacuum tubes, wires,
and plugs, and filled entire rooms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chap 01 3e
15. The part of a computer that is responsible for processing data is the central processing unit (CPU).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. In computer memory, information is stored as patterns of bytes (1s and 0s).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. An algorithm describes a process that may or may not halt after arriving at a solution to a problem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. In Python, the programmer can force the output of a value by using the cout statement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
19. The algorithms that describe information processing can also be represented as information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
20. Moore's Law states that the processing speed and storage capacity of hardware will increase, and its cost will
decrease, by approximately a factor of 3 every 18 months.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
21. The development of the transistor in the early 1960s allowed computer engineers to build ever smaller, faster, and
less expensive computer hardware components.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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22. A program stored in computer memory must be represented in binary digits, which is also known as ASCII code.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
23. Gordon Moore coined the term software engineering.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
24. Each individual instruction in an algorithm is well-defined.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
25. Magnetic storage media, such as tapes and hard disks, allow bit patterns to be stored as patterns on a magnetic
field.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
26. An algorithm describes a process that ends with a solution to a problem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
27. Computer science focuses on a broad set of interrelated ideas.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
28. What processor was contained in the first mass-produced personal computer?
a. Intel 8080
b. AMD486
c. NEC V20
d. Motorola 88000
ANSWER: a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. An algorithm solves a general class of problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. When using a computer, human users primarily interact with the memory.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. Informally, a computing agent is like a recipe.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. The people known as “computers” working on cryptanalysis and ballistics calculations during World War II were
primarily men highly skilled in mathematics and puzzle solving.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. A programmer typically starts by writing high-level language statements in a text editor.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. An important part of any operating system is its file system, which allows human users to organize their data and
programs in permanent storage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Ancient mathematicians developed the first algorithms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 3e
8. In 1984, Apple Computer brought forth the Macintosh, the first successful mass-produced personal computer
with a graphical user interface.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. In the 1960s, batch processing sometimes caused a programmer to wait days for results, including error
messages.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. The most important example of system software is a computer's operating system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
11. By the mid-1980s, the ARPANET had grown into what we now call the Internet, connecting computers owned
by large institutions, small organizations, and individuals all over the world.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. In the 1930s, the mathematician Blaise Pascal explored the theoretical foundations and limits of algorithms and
computation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. In the early 1940s, computer scientists realized that a symbolic notation could be used instead of machine code,
and the first assembly languages appeared.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. The first electronic digital computers, sometimes called mainframe computers, consisted of vacuum tubes, wires,
and plugs, and filled entire rooms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chap 01 3e
15. The part of a computer that is responsible for processing data is the central processing unit (CPU).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. In computer memory, information is stored as patterns of bytes (1s and 0s).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. An algorithm describes a process that may or may not halt after arriving at a solution to a problem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. In Python, the programmer can force the output of a value by using the cout statement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
19. The algorithms that describe information processing can also be represented as information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
20. Moore's Law states that the processing speed and storage capacity of hardware will increase, and its cost will
decrease, by approximately a factor of 3 every 18 months.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
21. The development of the transistor in the early 1960s allowed computer engineers to build ever smaller, faster, and
less expensive computer hardware components.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Chap 01 3e
22. A program stored in computer memory must be represented in binary digits, which is also known as ASCII code.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
23. Gordon Moore coined the term software engineering.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
24. Each individual instruction in an algorithm is well-defined.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
25. Magnetic storage media, such as tapes and hard disks, allow bit patterns to be stored as patterns on a magnetic
field.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
26. An algorithm describes a process that ends with a solution to a problem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
27. Computer science focuses on a broad set of interrelated ideas.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
28. What processor was contained in the first mass-produced personal computer?
a. Intel 8080
b. AMD486
c. NEC V20
d. Motorola 88000
ANSWER: a
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