Cs Programming Chapter 1

Chapter 1: An Overview of Computers and Programming

TRUE/FALSE

1. Every programming language has rules governing its word usage and punctuation.

ANS: T PTS: 1

2. Professional computer programmers write programs to satisfy their own needs.

ANS: F PTS: 1

3. The heart of the programming process lies in planning the program’s logic.

ANS: T PTS: 1

4. Once a program is completed, it is ready for the organization to use.

ANS: F PTS: 1

5. Alan Turing is often regarded as the first programmer.

ANS: F PTS: 1

6. Charles Babbage incorporated vacuum tube technology in the Analytical Engine.

ANS: F

7. MS-DOS is the kernel of the operating system residing in the Macintosh.

ANS: F

8. The World Wide Web is identical to the Internet.

ANS: F

9. Parallel computing refers to the simultaneous execution of tasks by multiple CPUS.

ANS: T

10. Time-Sharing is a term describing the allocation of system resources to multiple users.

ANS: T

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ____ data items may involve organizing or sorting them, checking them for accuracy, or performing calculations with them.
a.|Processing|c.|Outputting|
b.|Inputting|d.|Converting|

ANS: A PTS: 1

2. ____ errors are relatively easy to locate and correct because the compiler or interpreter you use highlights every error.
a.|Logic|c.|Input|
b.|Syntax|d.|Process|

ANS: B PTS: 1

3. If you use an otherwise correct word that does not make sense in the current context, programmers say you have committed a ____ error.
a.|syntax|c.|semantic|
b.|logic|d.|programming|

ANS: C PTS: 1

4. Computer programmers often refer to memory addresses using ____ notation.
a.|binary|c.|mathematical|
b.|indirect|d.|hexadecimal|

ANS: D PTS: 1

5. After a programmer plans the logic of a program, the next step is ____.
a.|understanding the problem|c.|translating the program|
b.|testing the program|d.|coding the program|

ANS: D PTS: 1

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