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CSI104 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
The ________ model is the basis for today's computers. - answer✔von Neumann
In a computer, the ________ subsystem stores data and programs. - answer✔memory
In a computer, the ________ subsystem performs calculations and
logical operations. - answer✔ALU
1-4 In a computer, the ________ subsystem accepts data and programs and
sends processing results to output devices. - answer✔input/output
1-5 In a computer, the ________ subsystem serves as a manager of the
other subsystems. - answer✔control unit
1-6 According to the von Neumann model, ________ are stored in memory. - answer✔data and
programs
1-7 A step-by-step solution to a problem is called ________ - answer✔an algorithm
1-8 FORTRAN and COBOL are examples of ________ . - answer✔computer languages
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1-9 A 17th-century computing machine that could perform addition and
subtraction was the ________ - answer✔Pascaline
1-10 ________ is a set of instructions in a computer language that tells the
computer what to do with data. - answer✔A program
1-11 ________ is the design and writing of a program in structured form. - answer✔Software
engineering
1-12 The first electronic special-purpose computer was called ________ - answer✔ABC
1-13 One of the first computers based on the von Neumann model was called ________ . -
answer✔EDVAC
1-14 The first computing machine to use the idea of storage and
programming was called ________ . - answer✔the Jacquard loom
1-15 ________ separated the programming task from computer operation tasks. - answer✔High-
level programming languages
2-1 The base of the decimal number system is ________ - answer✔10
2-2 The base of the binary number system is ________ . - answer✔2
2-3 The base of the octal number system is ________ . - answer✔8
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2-4 The base of the hexadecimal number system is ________ . - answer✔16
2-5 When converting a decimal integer to base b, we repeatedly ________ - answer✔. divide by
2-6 When converting a decimal fraction to base b, we repeatedly ________ - answer✔multiply
by
3-2 In a set of 64 symbols, each symbol requires a bit pattern length of
________ bits. - answer✔6
3-3 How many symbols can be represented by a bit pattern with ten bits? - answer✔1024
3-4 If the ASCII code for E is 1000101, then the ASCII code for e is
________ . Answer the question without consulting the ASCII table. - answer✔1100101
3-5 A 32-bit code called ________ represents symbols in all languages. - answer✔Unicode
3-6 An image can be represented in a computer using the ________ method. - answer✔either
bitmap or vector graphic
3-7 In the ________ graphic method of representing an image in a computer,
each pixel is assigned a bit patterns. - answer✔bitmap
3-8 In the ________ graphic method of representing an image in a computer,
the image is decomposed into a combination of geometrical figures. - answer✔vector
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3-9 In the ________ graphic method of representing an image in a computer,
re-scaling of the image creates a ragged or grainy image. - answer✔bitmap
3-10 When we want to store music in a computer, the audio signal must be
________ . - answer✔sampled, quantized, and coded
3-11 A floating-point value after normalization is (1.0101) ? 2?4. What is the
value of exponent section in the Excess-127 representation? - answer✔123
3-12 Assume a new Excess system uses 17 bits to represent the exponent
section. What is the bias value in this system? - answer✔65535
3-13 Which number representation method is often used to store the
exponential value of a fractional part? - answer✔Excess
3-14 In an Excess conversion, we ________ the number to be converted. - answer✔add the bias
number to
3-15 When a fractional part is normalized, the computer stores the ________ - answer✔the sign,
exponent, and mantissa
3-17 The combination of sign and mantissa of a real number in IEEE
standard floating point format is stored as an integer in the ________