COSC Chapter 1 Test Questions with All Correct Answers
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COSC Chapter 1 Test Questions with All Correct Answers
What is wrong with the following algorithm?
1. Set X to be 1
2. Increment X
3. Print X
4. If X > 0, repeat from 2 - Answer-It does not halt in a finite amount of time
The ____ revolution enabled us to implement algorithms that autom...
COSC Chapter 1 Test Questions with
All Correct Answers
What is wrong with the following algorithm?
1. Set X to be 1
2. Increment X
3. Print X
4. If X > 0, repeat from 2 - Answer-It does not halt in a finite amount of time
The ____ revolution enabled us to implement algorithms that automated the drudgery of
repetitive mental tasks. - Answer-Computer
The history of ____ begins 3,000 years ago. - Answer-Mathematics
In 1642, a French philosopher and mathematician designed and built one of the first
mechanical calculators named the ____ that could do addition and subtraction. -
Answer-Pascaline
The first slide rule appeared around ____. - Answer-1622
In 1614, John Napier invented ____ as a way to simplify difficult mathematical
computations. - Answer-Logarithms
Jacquard's Loom was considered the first "computing device" because it was ____ and
had memory where information was stored in a machine-readable form. - Answer-
Programmable
In Babbage's Analytical Engine, a mill was most like the ____ of modern-day
computers. - Answer-Logic unit
The ____ was the first fully electronic, general-purpose, programmable computer. -
Answer-ENIAC
John Von Neumann's stored program computer lay the groundwork for modern-day
computing by allowing the computer to store instructions in ____ alongside the data. -
Answer-Binary values
In ____ computer science, researchers study the logical and mathematical properties of
problems and their solutions. - Answer-Theoretical
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