cse 100 chapter 1 quiz and answers
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The term hardware refers to
A) the difficulty of programming.
B) the physical components that make up a computer.
C) the way a computer's storage space is organized.
D) the fixed order of a program's instructions. E) none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: B
2) At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit (CPU). Its job is to
A) fetch instructions.
B) carry out the operations commanded by the instructions.
C) produce some result.
D) do all of the above.
E) do none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: D
The CPU includes
A) the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) and the control unit.
B) the ALU and the I/O unit.
C) the I/O unit and the control unit.
D) the ALU and the main memory unit.
E) all of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: A
An integrated development environment (IDE) normally includes
A) a text editor.
, B) a compiler.
C) a debugger.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above - correct answer ✔Answer: D
The purpose of a memory address is
A) to identify the location of a memory cell.
B) to allow multitasking.
C) to prevent multitasking.
D) to locate a program.
E) none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: A
) True/False: Most of the lines in a program contain something meaningful; however, some of the lines
may contain nothing at all. - correct answer ✔TRUE
Creating a program requires many steps. Three of these are
A) input, processing, and output.
B) keywords, operators, and punctuation.
C) program design, writing source code, and testing.
D) syntax, logic, and error handling.
E) none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: C
Memory locations that can hold data are called
A) operators.
B) variables.
C) syntax.
verified to pass 2025/2026
The term hardware refers to
A) the difficulty of programming.
B) the physical components that make up a computer.
C) the way a computer's storage space is organized.
D) the fixed order of a program's instructions. E) none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: B
2) At the heart of a computer is its central processing unit (CPU). Its job is to
A) fetch instructions.
B) carry out the operations commanded by the instructions.
C) produce some result.
D) do all of the above.
E) do none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: D
The CPU includes
A) the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) and the control unit.
B) the ALU and the I/O unit.
C) the I/O unit and the control unit.
D) the ALU and the main memory unit.
E) all of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: A
An integrated development environment (IDE) normally includes
A) a text editor.
, B) a compiler.
C) a debugger.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above - correct answer ✔Answer: D
The purpose of a memory address is
A) to identify the location of a memory cell.
B) to allow multitasking.
C) to prevent multitasking.
D) to locate a program.
E) none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: A
) True/False: Most of the lines in a program contain something meaningful; however, some of the lines
may contain nothing at all. - correct answer ✔TRUE
Creating a program requires many steps. Three of these are
A) input, processing, and output.
B) keywords, operators, and punctuation.
C) program design, writing source code, and testing.
D) syntax, logic, and error handling.
E) none of the above. - correct answer ✔Answer: C
Memory locations that can hold data are called
A) operators.
B) variables.
C) syntax.
