COSC 1436 Test 1-4 Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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COSC 1436
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COSC 1436
COSC 1436 Test 1-4 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The purpose of a memory address is - CORRECT ANSWER- to identify the location of a
byte in memory
A _____ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to solve a problem - CORRECT
ANSWER- program
This is a set of...
COSC 1436 Test 1-4 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The purpose of a memory address is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to identify the location of a
byte in memory
A _____ is a set of instructions that the computer follows to solve a problem - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- program
This is a set of rules that must be followed when constructing a program - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- syntax
The _____ decodes an instruction and generates electrical signals - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- control unit
T or F: A CPU really only understands instructions that are written in machine language -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
A set of well-defined steps for performing a task or solving a problem is known as a -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- algorithm
An Integrated Development Environment typically consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
text editor, a compiler, and a debugger
During which stage does the central processing unit analyze the instruction and encode it in
the form of a number, and then generate an electronic signal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
decode
______ are used to translate each source code instruction into the appropriate machine
language instruction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- compilers
, This is a complete instruction that causes the computer to perform some action - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- statement
In a broad sense, the two primary categories of programming languages are - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- low-level and high-level
Three primary activities of a program are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- input, processing, and
output
This step will uncover any syntax errors in your program - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
compiling
Programmer-defined names of memory locations that may hold data are - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- variables
During which stage does the central processing unit retrieve from main memory the next
instruction in the sequence of program instructions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fetch
In C++, key words are written in all lowercase letters - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true
Which one of the following would be an illegal variable name? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
3Dgraph
What will the value of x be after the following statements execute?
int x;
x = 18 % 4; - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2
In programming terms, a group of characters inside a set of quotation marks is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- string literal
T or F: C++ does not have a built in data type for storing strings of characters - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true
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