Question 1

Describe the innermost layer of a computing system.

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The innermost layer of a compu...

Question 2

In the earliest electronic computers, programmers had to write machine language code expressed as _______________ digits.

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The answer of In the earliest electronic computers, programmers had...

Question 3

The computer's operating system and language translators are generally known as _______________.

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The answer of The computer's operating system and language translators...

Question 4

An assembler translates assembly-language programs into machine code.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following phrases best describes a Turing machine?

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A)   A device for integrating many chips on one circuit board
B)   An abstract mathematical model of computing
C)   The first electronic digital computer
D)   The first successful memory storage device
E)   The first computer capable of network communicationF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is an application package?

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A)   FORTRAN
B)   Assembly language
C)   C++
D)   Object-oriented program
E)   Word processorF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

What is timesharing?

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The process of many ...

Question 8

List four of the seven big ideas of computing discussed in Chapter 1.

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Any four of creativity, abstra...

Question 9

Computer software is a collection of programs that provides the instructions that a computer carries out.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 10

An algorithm allows us to develop and express solutions to problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Ada Augusta, Countess of Lovelace, is credited with being the first programmer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is a technique for isolating program pieces by eliminating the ability for one piece to access information in another?

Accepted Answer

A)   Information hiding
B)   Integration
C)   Layering
D)   Bottom-up approach
E)   Miller's LawF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

An abstraction is a mental model that removes or hides complex details.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

FORTRAN and COBOL are two of the earliest _______________ programming languages.

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The answer of FORTRAN and COBOL are two of the...

Question 15

What is the name of a solid piece of silicon that contains transistors, other components, and their connections?

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A)   Workstation
B)   Server
C)   Integrated circuit
D)   Motherboard
E)   Magnetic diskF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Miller's Law states that a human being can actively manage about _______________ pieces of information in short-term memory at one time.

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The answer of Miller's Law states that a human being...

Question 17

Object-oriented design is currently the dominant approach for large programming projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the concept of abstraction?

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A)   Exposing difficulty
B)   Hiding quantity
C)   Exposing distance
D)   Hiding details
E)   Exposing representationF) B) and E)
G) C) and D) D

Question 19

Which of the following are tiny doughnut-shaped devices that could each store one bit of information in second-generation computer memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Vacuum tubes
B)   Magnetic cores
C)   Magnetic drums
D)   Integrated circuits
E)   Silicon chipsF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

In which software generation were the FORTRAN and COBOL languages developed?

Accepted Answer

A)   First
B)   Second
C)   Third
D)   Fourth
E)   FifthF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 1: The Big Picture

Describe the innermost layer of a computing system.

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In the earliest electronic computers, programmers had to write machine language code expressed as _______________ digits.

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The computer's operating system and language translators are generally known as _______________.

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An assembler translates assembly-language programs into machine code.

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Which of the following phrases best describes a Turing machine?

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Which of the following is an application package?

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What is timesharing?

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List four of the seven big ideas of computing discussed in Chapter 1.

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Computer software is a collection of programs that provides the instructions that a computer carries out.

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An algorithm allows us to develop and express solutions to problems.

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Ada Augusta, Countess of Lovelace, is credited with being the first programmer.

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Which of the following is a technique for isolating program pieces by eliminating the ability for one piece to access information in another?

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An abstraction is a mental model that removes or hides complex details.

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FORTRAN and COBOL are two of the earliest _______________ programming languages.

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What is the name of a solid piece of silicon that contains transistors, other components, and their connections?

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Miller's Law states that a human being can actively manage about _______________ pieces of information in short-term memory at one time.

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Object-oriented design is currently the dominant approach for large programming projects.

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Which of the following best describes the concept of abstraction?

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Which of the following are tiny doughnut-shaped devices that could each store one bit of information in second-generation computer memory?

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In which software generation were the FORTRAN and COBOL languages developed?

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