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AP Computer Science Exam With Correct Solutions 2024
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What .advantages .do .computers .have .over .humans? .- .correct .answer.Faster, .more
.accurate, .better .memory
Many .so-called .computer .errors .are .caused .by: .- .correct .answer.sloppy .data .entry
How .does .Morse .Code .work? .- .correct .answer.It .uses .short .and .long .signals,
.representing .dots .and .dashes
How .does .the .binary .system .used .by .a .computer .work? .- .correct .answer.It .uses .1s .and
.0s, .representing .electrical .current .that .is .on .or .off
Which .of .the .following .describes .ASCII? .- .correct .answer.It .uses .1 .byte .to .store .a
.character .and .is .used .by .many .programming .languages
Which .of .the .following .describes .Unicode? .- .correct .answer.It .uses .2 .bytes .to .store .a
.character .and .is .used .by .Java
How .BITs .are .in .a .byte? .- .correct .answer.8
What .number .system .do .people .in .America .use? .- .correct .answer.Base-10 .(decimal)
What .number .system .does .the .computer .use .to .process .information? .- .correct
.answer.Base .2 .(binary)
What .did .early .computers .use .to .store .each .bit? .- .correct .answer.A .vacuum .tube
Characteristics .of .early .computers .- .correct .answer.very .large, .programmed .by .people
.switching .wires, .used .vacuum .tubes
Characteristics .of .modern .computers .- .correct .answer.small .enough .to .fit .on .a .desk,
.programmed .with .languages .like .Java, .use .microchips
In .computers, .the .main .circuit .board .with .all .the .primary .computer .components .is .called
.the .- .correct .answer.motherboard
,Types .of .computer .chips .- .correct .answer.Ram, .Rom, .Cpu
Which .of .the .following .stores .permanent .information .and .is .not .erased .when .the
.computer .is .turned .off .- .correct .answer.Rom
Which .of .the .following .stores .temporary .information .and .is .erased .when .the .computer .is
.turned .off .- .correct .answer.Ram
Which .is .of .the .following .is .the .brains .of .the .computer .- .correct .answer.Cpu
How .many .bytes .are .in .a .megabyte .- .correct .answer.1 .million
How .many .bytes .are .in .a .terabyte .- .correct .answer.1 .trillion
How .many .bytes .are .in .a .kilobyte .- .correct .answer.1000
How .many .bytes .are .in .a .gigabyte .- .correct .answer.1 .billion
Information .on .a .disk .or .tape .is .stored .magnetically .by .arranging .iron .oxide .which .most
.people .call... .- .correct .answer.rust
Which .of .the .following .stores/retrieves .information .using .laser .light .- .correct .answer.CD-
Rom
A ._______ .is .a .sequence .of .instructions, .which .enables .a .computer .to .perform .a .desired
.task .- .correct .answer.program
What .language .is .understood .by .the .computer .- .correct .answer.Machine .code
Which .language .is .made .up .of .1s .and .0s .- .correct .answer.Machine .code
Which .language .will .you .be .learning .in .APCS .- .correct .answer.Java
Which .language .was .created .by .Grace .Hopper .for .the .business .community .and .the
.armed .forces .- .correct .answer.COBOL
Which .language .was .the .first .successful .programming .language .- .correct
.answer.FORTRAN
Which .language .was .designed .for .mathematicians, .scientists, .and .engineers? .- .correct
.answer.FORTRAN
Which .language .added .OOP .to .the .existing .language .C? .- .correct .answer.C++
, Which .language .was .developed .at .Bell .Labs .as .its .improved .version .of .B? .- .correct
.answer.C
Which .language .is .platform .independent? .- .correct .answer.Java
Which .language .was .the .first .to .be .used .in .personal .computers? .- .correct .answer.BASIC
Which .language .was .designed .by .Nicholas .Wirth .specifically .for .the .purpose .of .teaching
.Computer .Science? .- .correct .answer.Pascal
Which .of .the .following .translates .a .program .one-line-at-a-time .during .execution? .- .correct
.answer.Interpreter
Which .of .the .following .translates .the .entire .program .first .into .an .executable .file .before
.execution? .- .correct .answer.Compiler
Most .modern .languages .today .use.... .- .correct .answer.interpreter
Which .translators .are .used .by .Java .- .correct .answer.Interpreter, .compiler, .assembler
Monitors, .printers, .disk .drives, .and .the .computer .itself .are .all .examples .of .- .correct
.answer.Hardware
Mas .OSX, .windows .vista, .windows .7, .and .UNIX .are .all .examples .of .- .correct
.answer.System .software
Word, .powerpoint, .and .excel .are .all .examples .of .- .correct .answer.Application .software
Which .of .the .following .is .a .small .network .where .all .of .the .computers .are .considered .equal
.- .correct .answer.peer .to .peer
Which .of .the .following .networks .has .at .least .one .dedicated .computer .to .handle .services
.like .logging .on, .network .printing, .and .file .sharing .- .correct .answer.client .server
Copying .a .file .to .a .USB .jump .drive .and .then .handing .it .to .a .friend .for .him .to .copy .to .his
.computer .is .an .example .of .- .correct .answer.Sneakernet
The .connection .of .all .the .networks .in .the .world .is .called .the .- .correct .answer.internet
Advantages .of .an .intranet .- .correct .answer.more .speed, .more .security, .less .cost
How .have .computers .changed .over .the .past .70 .years .- .correct .answer.smaller, .faster,
.easier .to .use, .less .expensive
What .motivated .the .creation .of .the .internet .- .correct .answer.The .Department .of .Defense
.during .the .Cold .War
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