CS100 --1
Exam1

1. In order for the computer to accept information, the information must first be:

transformed into a representation which the computer will accept.
transformed into program instructions containing an opcode and operand.
Typed into the computer by using the keyboard
Transformed into the code.
Selected by the user.

2. What are the five types of information that can be stored in a computer?

information, data, transformation, representation, numbers
decimal, hexadecimal, octal. There is no fifth type
opcode, operand. Address. Operation code, memory location numbers, symbols, audio. Pictures, instructions
numbers, symbols, audio, pictures, instructions
input, output, primary memory, secondary memory, CPU

3. Which of the following statements is not true of computer instructions?

instructions must be stored within the computer before use
instructions must be translated from form to form
a set of instructions is called a program
instructions must be translated to their form before the computer can obey them
the world hunt exercise showed how a computer follows instructions

4. When counting in what comes after the number 100111two?

11100two
10000two
11000two
11111two

5. Which of the following cannot easily be represented by numbers?

sound
picture
numbers
human emotion
symbols

6. What are the names of two standardized codes for representing character data numerically?

BITs and ANSI codes
ASCII code and EBCDIC code
COBOL and FORTRAN
CRYPOCODE and ANAGRAMS
and ANSI CODES

7. The identifying code that tells the computer what operation is to be performed is called:

instruction
opcode
control
I/O
Address

8. The two parts of each instruction are:

inside and outside
high-end and low-end
command and operative
opcode and operand
control and comparison

9. What two things must be stored in the computer’s memory in order to execute a program

electronic circuitry and five types of information and codes
numerical data in form and character data in code
the name and password of the person executing the program
the program and the data to be manipulated

10. Pixel is an acronym for:

PIXiE language
Pick aXE Length
PIC True Element
Printer initialization Examination Element

11. To put an image or picture into a computer, it must first be:

measured
cut to size
framed
digitized
colored

12. The smallest element on a picture is called a :

pixet
pixel
hexit
dexit
bixel

13. What word is used to describe a tiny rectangular portion of a picture?

character
byte
pixel
light pen
digitizer

14. The numerical representation that indicates a sound’s frequency as the number of cycles per second of that sound’s vibration refers to:

velocity
Voltage
viscosity
osmosis
hertz

15. Which of the word hunt commands instructs you to turn to a specified page?

STOP
FORWARD
GOTO
WRITE
SELECT


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