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2024 CP COMPUTER SCIENCESEMESTER (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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