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Question 1 How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk?
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a. A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs.
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b. Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device.
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c. A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other.
d. Floppy disks can only store data, not programs.

The correct answer is: Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device.

Question 2
What are the two general types of programs?
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a. Entertainment and Productivity.
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b. Wordprocessors and Databases.
c. Microsoft and IBM.
d. System software and Application software.

The correct answer is: System software and Application software.

Question 3
What hardware components (of a typical desktop computer) are usually found inside of the case?
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a. The processor, main memory, and monitor.
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b. The processor, main memory, and secondary memory
c. First, second, and third memory.
d. The keyboard, the disks, and the audio blaster.

The correct answer is: The processor, main memory, and secondary memory

Question 4
What is a computer network?
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a. Two or more computers connected together to exchange data and programs.
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b. A computer that can run many programs from its hard disk.
c. A group of computers that share the same power supply.
d. A computer that is used by many different human users.

The correct answer is: Two or more computers connected together to exchange data and programs.

Question 5
What is an embedded system?
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a. A program that comes shink-wrapped in a box.
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b. A program that is permanently part of a computer.
c. A computer that is part of a larger computer.
d. A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance.

The correct answer is: A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance.

Question 6
What is an operating system?
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a. The part of the hardware that operates input and output devices.
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b. The part of the hardware that operates the mouse and the windows on the monitor.
c. Systems software that coordinates the hardware and software components of a computer system.
d. A section of software that must be part of every program.

The correct answer is: Systems software that coordinates the hardware and software components of a computer system.

Question 7 What is the difference between hardware and software?

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a. Hardware is tangible, but software is intangible.
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b. Hardware is metal, software is plastic.
c. Hardware is permanent, software is temporary.
d. Hardware is reliable, software is unreliable.

The correct answer is: Hardware is tangible, but software is intangible.

Question 8
Where are programs and data kept while the processor is using them?
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a. Main memory
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b. Secondary memory
c. Disk memory
d. Program memory

The correct answer is: Main memory

Question 9
Which component does the actual computation of a computer system?
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a. The main memory.
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b. The secondary memory.
c. The processor chip.
d. The power supply.

The correct answer is: The processor chip.

Question 10
Which type of memory is most closely connected to the processor?
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a. Main memory.
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b. Secondary memory.
c. Disk memory.
d. Tape memory.

The correct answer is: Main memory.

Question 11
About how many different fundamental operations can most processors perform?
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a. 2
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b. A few dozen.
c. A few hundred. 
d. More than a thousand.

The correct answer is: More than a thousand.

Question 12 How many machine instructions can execute per second on a modern processor?
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a. One instruction per second.
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b. Ten instructions per second.
c. One hundred instructions per second.
d. Millions of instructions per second.

The correct answer is: Millions of instructions per second.

Question 13
What does a computer language compiler do?
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a. It takes a source file as input and produces an executable program as output.
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b. It takes an executable program as input and runs it on the computer.
c. It takes the output of a program and displays it on the computer monitor.
d. It translates a program in main memory into a program on secondary memory.

The correct answer is: It takes a source file as input and produces an executable program as output.

Question 14
What is a machine instruction?
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a. Several bytes in main memory that tells the processor to perform one machine operation.
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b. A particular combination of keys on the keyboard that turns the computer system off.
c. A byte that contains numeric data.
d. An electrical signal that activates the processor.

The correct answer is: Several bytes in main memory that tells the processor to perform one machine operation.

Question 15 What is a machine operation?

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a. Any activity of any part of the computer system. 
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b. One of the tiny electronic operations that a processor can perform.
c. A section of main memory that is part of a computer program.
d. An activity of the operating system needed to run a program.

The correct answer is: One of the tiny electronic operations that a processor can perform.

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What is a source program?
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a. The program that the processor is execting a particular instant.
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b. The first copy ever made of a program.
c. A text file created by a programmer containing instructions written in a high level language.
d. A collection of machine instructions that the processor can execute.

The correct answer is: A text file created by a programmer containing instructions written in a high level language.

Question 17
What is an interpreter?
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a. An interpreter takes an executable program as input and creates a source program.
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b. An interpreter is a program that acts like a processor that can directly execute a high level language.
c. An interpreter acts as an messenger between main memory and secondary memory.
d. An interpreter translates exectutable programs between Apple computers and Intel computers.

The correct answer is: An interpreter is a program that acts like a processor that can directly execute a high level language.

Question 18 What is the architecture of a computer processor?

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a. The physical layout of the chip---its electrical connections, supporting hardware, and heat sink.
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b. The additional electrical components necessary to make the processor run.
c. The choice of machine operations and how they are implemented.
d. The set of high level languages that run on the processor.

The correct answer is: The choice of machine operations and how they are implemented.

Question 19
What part of a computer system is most directly concerned with performing the actions called for by a program?
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a. The hard disk .
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b. Main Storage.
c. The processor.
d. The monitor.

The correct answer is: The processor.

Question 20 Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

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a. A machine language program is a sequence of machine language instructions in main memory.
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b. A machine language program is also known as an executable program.
c. The processor runs a program one machine instruction at a time.
d. Each machine instruction can be used only once.

The correct answer is: Each machine instruction can be used only once.

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