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2024 CP COMPUTER SCIENCE SEMESTER (CH 1-6) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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2024 CP COMPUTER SCIENCE
SEMESTER (CH 1-6) EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

COBOL was designed for which group of people? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The
business community

Why was C very popular with professional programmers? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-It combined the readability of high-level languages with the power
of low-level languages, essentially becoming a "medium-level language"

What does OOP stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Object Oriented
Programming


According to the author, what is one of the most important elements of
learning in a classroom? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The student-teacher
relationship

What is the "exposure equation"? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Bewilderment +
Exposure = Obvious

Is Computer Science the same thing as Computer Literacy or Computer
Applications? - CORRECT ANSWERS-No

Computer Science is essentially _______________ _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Computer programming

In what 3 areas are computers superior to human beings? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Computers are faster
Computers are more accurate
Computers do not forget

List 2 human errors that can cause a computer to give erroneous
information. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sloppy data entry
Improper environments for computers and diskettes and no sensible backup
system

Describe a High-Level Language. - CORRECT ANSWERS-A language that uses
English words as instructions

,What does a computer translator do? - CORRECT ANSWERS-It translates a
high-level language into low-level machine code

How does a compiler translate? - CORRECT ANSWERS-It translates the entire
program into an executable file before execution

How does an interpreter translate? - CORRECT ANSWERS-It translates one
program statement at a time during execution

What was the first successful programming language? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
FORTRAN

FORTRAN was designed for which groups of people? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Mathematicians, scientists and engineers (for number crunching)

LISP is known for being one of the languages specifically designed to help
develop _______ _______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Artificial intelligence

Who is considered "The Father of Modern Computer Science" and "The
Father of Artificial Intelligence"? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Alan Turing


Are computers more intelligent than human beings? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
No

Do computers have any creativity? - CORRECT ANSWERS-No

What is the main board in a computer, with all the primary computer
components, called? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Motherboard

What are computer chips made out of? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Silicon

What kind of chip stores permanent information for the computer? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-ROM chips

What does ROM stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Read Only Memory

What kind of chip stores temporary information for the computer? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-RAM chips

What does RAM stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Random Access Memory

Which stores more information, gigabytes or terabytes? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Terabytes

What does CPU stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Central Processing Unit

, The CPU is essentially the _______ of the computer. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Brains

What secondary storage devices are coded with areas that reflect and
absorb laser light? - CORRECT ANSWERS-CDs or DVDs

What type of device measures in a continuous fashion? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-An analog device

What type of information allows you to make a precise copy of the original? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Digital information

What does computer hardware refer to? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Any physical
piece of computer equipment that can be seen or touched

What does computer software refer to? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The set of
computer instructions which make the computer perform a specific task

List 4 examples of external peripheral devices. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Monitor
Printer
Keyboard
Scanner

List 4 examples of internal peripheral devices. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Disk
drive
CD ROM drive
Hard drive
Network interface card

What is the most important aspect of this course? - CORRECT ANSWERS-To
learn how to give correct and logical instructions to a computer with the help
of a programming language

What does application software refer to? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The
instructions that the computer requires to do something specific for you

What are the 2 most common applications for a computer? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-System software and application software

What common term is often used to refer to the application software found
on a cell phone? - CORRECT ANSWERS-App

What does system software refer to? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The instructions
that the computer requires to operate properly

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